Early results in Swedish election show one-seat advantage for left bloc

Preliminary results in Sweden's national election are indicating a narrow one-seat advantage for the left-wing opposition over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition.With 92% of the vote counted by early on Monday, Swedish election officials reported the four opposition parties, led by former prime minister Magdalena Andersson in her bid to return to office, were heading for 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament, to 174 for the incumbent right-wing bloc. Andersson told her supporters they were leading, but emphasised that they "must wait for the final election result".Kristersson said he would weigh up "possibilities" given the close result, with the outcome potentially not being decided until Wednesday, when local election boards count early votes that didn't make it to polling stations by election day, including overseas votes. Image: Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Pic: AP His Moderate Party has led Sweden since 2022 with a three-party centre-right coalition, relying on outside support from the Sweden Democrats - an anti-immigration party - for a parliamentary majority. The party had been promised cabinet posts if Mr Kristersson's coalition was returned to...