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The far right’s march to power in Sweden has been halted, but its influence remains

The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstream Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – live Since the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) has been one of such continuous growth that a triumph in Sunday’s general election seemed inevitable. In 2022, they capitalised on electoral gains – and the desperation of right-leaning parties to form a minority administration – and almost made their way into government . A supporting role in prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s Tidö coalition earned the party, which has neo-Nazi roots, huge influence and mainstream acceptance by the political establishment. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent14 Sept

Sweden faces political uncertainty as election deals far-right a blow

Sweden's left-wing opposition are holding a slim lead after an election that saw the far-right's share of the vote

CBS News14 Sept

Sweden's centre-left holds razor-thin edge as exit polls show tight race

Sweden's general election remained too close to call early Monday, with nearly 90 percent of votes counted. Four opposition parties led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson held a one-seat parliamentary lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the Sweden Democrats, as both leaders said they were ready to govern.

France 24•FRANCE2414 Sept

Left edges ahead in Swedish election thriller

With most results in, the opposition left bloc leads by just three seats over an alliance that includes the far-right Sweden Democrats.

POLITICO Europe•Tim Ross14 Sept

Can Sweden restore welfare system amid increased defense spending?

While the results of Sweden's general election remain too close to call, it looks as though the country's center-left opposition may get the chance to form a new government after four years under a right-wing coalition. The runup to the vote was dominated domestic economic issues, including the future of the country's once famously generous welfare state. But Sweden's international financial commitments - notably to increased defense spending following its decision to join NATO amid Russia's war on Ukraine - are likely to limit its options.

France 24•FRANCE2414 Sept

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Sweden faces political uncertainty after election thriller

Sweden faced political uncertainty on Monday, after an election thriller that saw the left-wing opposition holding a slim lead with votes still left to count.

France 2414 Sept

Centre-left holds narrow lead in knife-edge Sweden vote

Sweden's centre-left opposition on Monday looked the most likely to form the next government as preliminary election results showed it holding a narrow three-seat lead over the right-wing ruling parties with most of the votes counted after Sunday's vote. Party leaders, however, have been cautious about claiming victory or accepting defeat with 353 election districts still to be counted ‌and overseas votes not likely to be tallied until Wednesday.

France 24•FRANCE2414 Sept

Sweden’s left bloc edges ahead in tight election as far-right support slips

With the left only narrowly in front, Swedes will now face days of negociations over who will run their hospitals, schools and migration system as fragile alliances and bitter rivalries collide in coalition talks.

EUobserver•Denisa Ballová14 Sept

Sweden faces ‘very messy’ political situation after election, expert says

Lars Trägårdh, Professor of History at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, said Sweden’s election-winning Social Democrats would have to rely on “a very unwieldy coalition”, warning that the country faces a “very messy” political situation.

Euronews14 Sept

Europe Today: Sweden edges toward centre-left rule as Trump ends Dublin visit

Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson could become Sweden's next prime minister after a red bloc's election win, exit polls show. Meanwhile, Trump wraps up a two-day Dublin visit, Viktor Orbán returns to Hungary's political arena, and we hear from Latvian PM Andris Kulbergs.

Euronews14 Sept

Donald Trump

Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?

In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandals Good morning. Nigel Farage has a confirmed talent for upending the laws of political gravity, and this weekend has been no exception, as he declared himself “humbled” by two donations of £36m each from cryptocurrency tycoons Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne. I’d shoehorn a joke about buses in here but, honestly, this feels too consequential for that. Economy | Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit – and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery . Technology | Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to “slow the pace” of AI development. Amodei had cautioned that an AI swarm could otherwise become capable of “taking over the entire internet” within a year. Sweden | With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night , with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority. Ukraine | A train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief David Petraeus may have been the target of a Russian drone strike that hit a train engine near the Poland-Ukraine border, according to Ukrainian Railways. Travel | The air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a report . Monday | First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff to discuss moves towards self-determination across the nations. Tuesday | The final report of the Thirwall Inquiry into events at the neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked will be published. Letby was sentenced to 15 whole-life terms for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others. Thursday | Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, will address the European parliament. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Libby Brooks14 Sept

Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after dignitaries passed through

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through.

NPR•The Associated Press14 Sept

Early results in Swedish election show one-seat advantage for left bloc

Preliminary results in Sweden's national election are indicating a narrow one-seat advantage for the left-wing opposition over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition.

Sky News14 Sept

Sweden’s centre-left edges ahead by three seat in preliminary results

With 176 seats versus 173, the centre-left bloc has a three-seat parliamentary majority in the preliminary allocation, according to the Swedish Election Authority.

Euronews14 Sept

Preliminary results suggest a 3-seat majority for opposition as tight Swedish election ends

Sweden may face a long wait for a new government as preliminary election results on Monday showed a thin and still-uncertain lead for the left-leaning opposition. With nearly 95 per cent of districts counted, the Swedish Election Authority reported that the four opposition parties were heading for 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm.