{
  "id": 8047890,
  "title": "EXPLAINED: Why does Sweden take days to finish counting its election votes?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/explained-why-does-sweden-take-days-to-finish-counting-its-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:50:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Sweden",
    "slug": "the-local-sweden",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.se/20260917/explained-why-does-sweden-take-days-to-finish-counting-its-election-votes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Why did it take almost a full week for the Swedish election results to come out? Here, we explain how the Swedish Electoral Authority counts votes and delve into why this year took a bit longer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Sweden’s left wins razor-thin election victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/swedens-left-wins-razor-thin-election-victory",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:25:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Sweden's left bloc wins power after divisive election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/swedens-left-bloc-wins-power-after-divisive-election",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:01:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Sweden’s left wing wins election thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/swedens-left-wing-wins-election-thriller",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Sweden's left wing wins slim majority in general election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/swedens-left-wing-wins-slim-majority-in-general-election",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:41:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "Did immigrants really swing Sweden's election?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/did-immigrants-really-swing-swedens-election",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:04:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}