Sweden’s left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s general election after the vote count ended Thursday, but faces laborious negotiations to form a government. The incumbent prime minister, conservative Ulf Kristersson, announced his resignation.
Sweden’s left-wing opposition wins slim majority in country’s national election
This changes everything for Nordic policy. How will the new government handle inflation?
Laborious negotiations sound like a polite way of saying political gridlock for months.
I hadn’t expected this shift! Did Kristersson really call it so early?
A narrow majority is a razor-thin margin. The coalition talks will be the real test ahead.