Sweden's PM resigns after centre-left bloc wins slim election majority

2026-09-16 07:17 UTC – 2026-09-18 09:17 UTC

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after a final vote count confirmed that the centre-left opposition bloc, led by Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats, won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament against 173 for the governing right-wing alliance. Andersson, who previously served as prime minister in 2021–2022, said the Swedish people had “voted for a new direction for our country, voted for unity and against division”. The speaker of parliament has begun formal talks with party leaders, with Andersson expected to face difficult negotiations to form a government given the ideological gaps between the socialist Left Party and the liberal Centre Party.

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2026-09-16 07:17 · The Local Sweden (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 08:39 · Bloomberg (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 09:00 · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 12:22 · Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 13:03 · Haaretz (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 13:10 · The Local Sweden (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 15:16 · NRK (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 15:45 · The Guardian (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 16:23 · RTÉ News (outlet profile)
Sweden opposition's narrow lead as 99% districts counted. Sweden's centre-left opposition parties maintained a narrow election lead over the incumbent right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resum…
2026-09-16 16:31 · NRK (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 16:50 · Bloomberg (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 17:04 · DR Nyheder (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 17:45 · Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 18:00 · Beta (outlet profile)
SVT: Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila na izborima. Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila je vladajući desničarski blok sa veoma malom razlikom, preneo je danas javni emiter SVT naosnovu prebrojavanja 99 odsto…
2026-09-16 18:13 · Kurir (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 18:16 · N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
Švedski mediji: Opozicija levog centra pobedila je vladajući desničarski blok sa veoma malom razlikom. Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila je vladajući desničarski blok sa veoma malom razlikom, preneo je danas jav…
2026-09-16 18:17 · Danas (outlet profile)
Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila na izborima. Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila je vladajući desničarski blok sa veoma malom razlikom, preneo je danas javni emiter SVT naosnovu prebrojavanja 99 odsto glaso…
2026-09-16 18:22 · Telegraf (outlet profile)
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2026-09-16 18:26 · Nova.rs (outlet profile)
Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila na izborima, prebrojano 99 odsto glasova. Švedska opozicija levog centra pobedila je vladajući desničarski blok sa veoma malom razlikom, preneo je danas javni emiter SVT na osnov…
2026-09-16 19:21 · France 24 (outlet profile)
Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT says. Sweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT ‌said on Wednesday, after…
2026-09-16 19:34 · The Local Sweden (outlet profile)
Sweden's Tidö bloc faces 99.9% certain defeat as final vote counting continues. With the count almost finished, public broadcaster SVT's election forecast states that the probability of the centre-left opposition securi…
2026-09-16 21:32 · Politico Europe (outlet profile)
Left on brink of victory in Swedish election. Defeat looms for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his allies on the far right.
2026-09-16 21:43 · Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Elezioni in Svezia, il centrosinistra vince di un seggio: trattative per la formazione della maggioranza. La colazione dell'ex premier Andersson avanti dello 0,4%. I media svedesi: tornare al voto non è escluso, ma impr…
2026-09-16 22:56 · DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
Sweden's center-left bloc set to win election, STV reports. The center-left opposition won the Swedish elections by a very slim margin, the public broadcaster reported after 99% of the votes were counted. Thorny negotia…
2026-09-16 23:05 · Poder360 (outlet profile)
Centro-esquerda vence eleição parlamentar na Suécia. Com 99% dos votos apurados, bloco liderado pela ex-primeira-ministra Magdalena Andersson fica com 176 das 349 cadeiras e obtém maioria no Parlamento
2026-09-17 02:14 · GB News (outlet profile)
Sweden's migration crackdown risks collapse after left-wing bloc wins general election. Sweden's left-wing bloc has narrowly defeated the ruling right-wing coalition in the country's general election, opening the door t…
2026-09-17 11:19 · G1 (outlet profile)
Esquerda vence eleições de Suécia, anuncia comitê eleitoral do país. Um envelope de votação é depositado em uma urna em uma seção eleitoral na Prefeitura de Malmö, na Suécia, neste domingo (13). Johan Nilsson/TT News Ag…
2026-09-17 11:25 · Politico Europe (outlet profile)
Sweden’s left wins razor-thin election victory. Magdalena Andersson is set to return as prime minister but first she must get a coalition deal with her fractious allies.
2026-09-17 11:27 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Complete vote count in Swedish election shows a narrow majority for the left-leaning opposition. Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national election, according to a complete vote count
2026-09-17 11:32 · El País (outlet profile)
El bloque de centroizquierda gana las elecciones en Suecia, según el escrutinio definitivo. La socialdemócrata Andersson encara unas complejas negociaciones para formar Gobierno

Factual core

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation after losing the election.
Sweden's center-left opposition bloc narrowly won the parliamentary election.
Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson intends to form a government.
The final vote count in Sweden's parliamentary elections was announced on Thursday.
The election was a parliamentary election in Sweden.
The left bloc won 176 seats in the Swedish parliament, while the right-wing bloc won 173 seats.
The left-leaning opposition is set to form a new government in Sweden.

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