Opposition wins Swedish election by
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Opposition wins Swedish election by 50,359 votes, preliminary count shows

The red-green opposition wins the election with 176 seats against the Tidö parties' 173 seats, according to the Election Authority's preliminary vote count. The opposition won by 50,359 votes.

When the count is complete, the Social Democrats now receive 28.0 percent of the votes (99 seats), the Moderates 19.8 percent (70), the Sweden Democrats 17.5 (62), the Left Party 8.4 (30), the Center Party 7.0 (25), the Christian Democrats 6.2 (22), the Green Party 6.1 (22) and the Liberals 5.3 (19).

According to the Election Authority, voter turnout is preliminary at 84.8 percent, which is slightly higher than in 2022, up 0.6 percentage points.

When it comes to seats in the Riksdag, one has shifted from the Social Democrats to the Left Party as Wednesday's votes have been counted.

The Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats are the two parties that are losing seats compared with the 2022 election, eight and eleven respectively.

The Left Party will receive the most new mandates, six.

Correction: A previous version contained an incorrect figure about voter turnout.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers

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