Kristersson resigns as PM after Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election
Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson has tendered his resignation as the vote count for Sweden's election was completed shortly after 1pm on Thursday, with the opposition parties retaining their 176-173 lead over the government bloc.
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after the centre-left opposition won the election. According to the final tally, the opposition bloc, led by Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats, secured 176 seats, while Kristersson's bloc obtained 173 seats in the 349-member parliament.
The opposition bloc's victory marks the end of Kristersson's hopes of holding onto his job as prime minister. He offered his resignation to the parliament's speaker shortly after the last votes were counted and is expected to take a caretaker role until a new government is formed.
Magdalena Andersson, Sweden's first woman prime minister from 2021 to 2022, will likely face laborious negotiations to form a government due to deep divisions within her bloc. The Left Party has demanded ministerial positions, which the liberal Center Party has rejected. According to Politico EU, talks are likely to last weeks, with the earliest a new prime minister can be sworn in being September 29.
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