Centre-left opposition wins narrowly in Sweden
After 99 percent of votes from 13 September were counted, the Andersson-led coalition has 175 seats to the governing bloc’s 174.
The centre-left opposition in Sweden has narrowly defeated the governing right-wing bloc after 99 percent of ballots from the parliamentary election held on 13 September were counted. The margin between the two blocs stands at 26,169 votes.
Results and arithmetic in the Riksdag
The coalition led by Magdalena Andersson won 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament. The governing right-wing bloc under Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, which includes the far-right Sweden Democrats, is on track to secure 174 seats.
At this stage the likelihood of a reversal is extremely small: the opposition is expected to take the largest number of seats in this election.
Late postal and overseas ballots remain to be counted from inside the country and abroad; election officials expect all outstanding ballots to be processed by tomorrow.
The tight result means that any remaining ballots or later adjustments could alter the balance by a single seat, but with 99 percent of votes tallied the arithmetic favours the Andersson-led coalition.
Photo: press material from the event
