ANALYSIS: This election showed the Sweden Democrats are not invincible
It’s not clear who won this election, but it’s clear who lost: the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats. The spell that the Sweden Democrats have cast over Swedish politics over the past sixteen years has been broken.
The outcome of Sweden's election remains uncertain, but it is clear that the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats have lost ground. According to reports, the centre-left opposition, led by the Social Democrats' Magdalena Andersson, is projected to win 175-176 seats in the 349-seat parliament, while the right-wing governing bloc of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is projected to win 173-174 seats.
The Sweden Democrats, a far-right party with roots in the neo-Nazi fringe, had gained significant support in the past, but their influence appears to have waned. The Local Sweden notes that the "spell" cast by the Sweden Democrats over Swedish politics has been broken.
The final result of the election may not be known for several days, after all overseas ballots have been counted. According to Euronews, Professor Lars Trägårdh warns that the country faces a "very messy" political situation, with the election winner likely to rely on a coalition to govern.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Local Sweden, Euronews, Ghanaian Times, The National UAE, The National Business — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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