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Peter Kullgren and Lars Adaktusson look set to miss Riksdag seats as vote counts continue
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Peter Kullgren and Lars Adaktusson look set to miss Riksdag seats as vote counts continue

Current Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD) does not look likely to enter the Riksdag, nor does former program host Lars Adaktusson (KD). MP Martin Melin (L) looks likely to leave
Magdalena Andersson tasked with forming new government as parties clash over support lines
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Magdalena Andersson tasked with forming new government as parties clash over support lines

S leader Magdalena Andersson is tasked with trying to form a new government. But how she will put it together is unclear
After the election, how your wallet could be affected by the red-green promises
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After the election, how your wallet could be affected by the red-green promises

Bank tax, baby allowance and cheaper bus passes. This could become a reality if the red-green parties fulfill their election promises
Støre and Sánchez congratulate Andersson after Sweden election win
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Støre and Sánchez congratulate Andersson after Sweden election win

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre congratulates Magdalena Andersson (S) after it became clear that the red-green parties had won a majority in the election.
Kristersson after resigning: There is no clear winner yet
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Kristersson after resigning: There is no clear winner yet

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has submitted his resignation to the Speaker. At the same time, Kristersson says that "right now there is no winner" - and says that he has not called Magdalena Andersson to congratulate her
Opposition wins Swedish election by 50,359 votes, preliminary count shows
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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
Iran expels Swedish diplomat in response to Sweden’s envoy expulsion
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Iran expels Swedish diplomat in response to Sweden’s envoy expulsion

Iran expels a Swedish diplomat. The announcement is a response to Sweden expelling an official at the Iranian embassy in Sweden on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Andersson hails new era after Sweden’s election shift
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Andersson hails new era after Sweden’s election shift

The votes have been counted and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) is resigning. The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country, for cohesion and against division, says S leader Magdalena Andersson in an initial comment
Canada could become the EU’s first associate member
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Canada could become the EU’s first associate member

Donald Trump's actions against Canada and Greenland are bringing Canada and the EU closer together. There is now talk of Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member
Social Democrats Lose Ground in Norrland as Voters Drift to the Moderates
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Social Democrats Lose Ground in Norrland as Voters Drift to the Moderates

The Social Democrats' stronghold in Norrland is cracking at the seams. The loss in the north is in some places twice as big as in the country as a whole
Göran Persson: Red lines have always existed in government talks
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Göran Persson: Red lines have always existed in government talks

Former S leader and Prime Minister Göran Persson does not rule out a special election, but sees it as less likely. Red lines have always existed - that’s where you start, he says of the government negotiations likely to await the current party leader, Magdalena Andersson
SVT forecast gives opposition 99.9% chance of winning election
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SVT forecast gives opposition 99.9% chance of winning election

The Tidö parties’ chance of winning a majority is now about one in a thousand, according to mathematician Gustav Karreskog Rehbinder. Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist writes on X that the Tidö parties have "lost their government mandate"
Mandate swings between the opposition and Tidö parties in vote count
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Mandate swings between the opposition and Tidö parties in vote count

A parliamentary mandate has gone back and forth between the Social Democrats, the Sweden Democrats, the Moderates and the Left Party during Wednesday's count in the constituencies.
Moderates call meeting with all pollsters after being underestimated in elections, Borgs says
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Moderates call meeting with all pollsters after being underestimated in elections, Borgs says

The Moderates are calling for a meeting with all opinion pollsters. Deputy party secretary Martin Borgs believes that the party has been systematically disadvantaged by the polls, reports SVT Nyheter
SVT broadens program on Bohlin after leaked interview
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SVT broadens program on Bohlin after leaked interview

SVT's program about politicians' anti-media populism - which includes the controversial Carl-Oskar Bohlin interview - will be published "as soon as possible," writes Journalisten.
Kärrholm: Rosengård support for S and V would have made Saddam Hussein jealous
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Kärrholm: Rosengård support for S and V would have made Saddam Hussein jealous

The support S and V appear to have received in the parliamentary election in Rosengård in Malmö would have made Saddam Hussein jealous, writes Moderate MP Fredrik Kärrholm in the British magazine The Spectator.
Fight for final seat may drag on as election result remains unclear
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Fight for final seat may drag on as election result remains unclear

Results from the so-called Wednesday votes are still coming in. S risks losing a mandate when they are counted
EU proposes social media ban for children under 13 after online bullying case
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EU proposes social media ban for children under 13 after online bullying case

Ban social media for children under 13 and make Canada the EU's first "associate member state. " The promises came from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her annual State of the Union address
Social Democrats urge Kristersson to resign after preliminary election result
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Social Democrats urge Kristersson to resign after preliminary election result

The Social Democrats are demanding that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) resign if the preliminary election results hold. He must admit defeat, says party secretary Tobias Baudin (S)
Late voters swung support to the Liberals, SVT poll shows
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Late voters swung support to the Liberals, SVT poll shows

Two-thirds of Liberal voters made up their minds in the last week before the election, or on election day. This is a record, according to SVT's polling station survey
SD wants talks with Örebro Party after regional election setback
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SD wants talks with Örebro Party after regional election setback

The Sweden Democrats lost heavily while the Örebro Party surged in the regional election in Örebro. Now SD is inviting negotiations
SD loses in 285 municipalities after election setback, political scientist says it is a signal from voters
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SD loses in 285 municipalities after election setback, political scientist says it is a signal from voters

SD is the party that is losing the most in the parliamentary elections. The party is losing in 285 of Sweden's 290 municipalities
Busch: Only one government alternative, the blue-yellow bloc
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Busch: Only one government alternative, the blue-yellow bloc

The leaders of the Tidö parties have reindeer saddle and chocolate pralines on the menu for Monday night’s dinner at Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s (M). Right now there is only one government alternative, says KD leader Ebba Busch
Tactical voters saved Sweden’s Liberals, cementing the SD line
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Tactical voters saved Sweden’s Liberals, cementing the SD line

For almost the entire term in office, the Liberals have been below the threshold. But at the finish line, voters once again saved one of Sweden's oldest parties
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