Sweden election is too close to call as far right loses ground

Opposition bloc leads in tight Swedish election with 95% counted.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Sweden’s centre-left opposition bloc has held a narrow lead as the far-right party saw its support slip, with about 95 percent of the districts counted.The Swedish Election Authority reported on Monday that the four opposition parties were projected to hold 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament, called the Riksdag, while the remaining 173 would go to four parties that make up or support the current conservative-led government.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Photos: Large Oslo crowd bids farewell to Norway’s King Harald Vlist 2 of 3Multicultural Malmo: Swedish city loathed by far right braces for electionlist 3 of 3Sweden’s centre-left leads by three seats as vote counting continuesend of listResults may not be clear until early votes and overseas ballots are counted on Wednesday. If the left-leaning bloc emerges victorious, it could take even longer to form a government because of ideological tensions among its parties.Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking a second term and has been leading the country since 2022 with a centre-right coalition that relies on the Swede...