Swedish PM Kristersson resigns after election loss
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country’s general election. He made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday afternoon, after preliminary votes from Sunday’s election showed about 50,000 votes separated the two blocs in the country of about [...] The post Swedish PM Kristersson…
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned following his ruling right-wing party's narrow defeat in the country's general election. The preliminary results showed the opposition led by the Social Democrats, headed by Magdalena Andersson, winning around 50,000 more votes than the right-wing bloc. Kristersson, a conservative, had promised cabinet positions to the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, but the party lost support for the first time since entering parliament in 2010.
Opposition parties are expected to form a government, but major differences in policy on taxes may complicate the process.
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