Sweden PM Kristersson to resign after opposition wins narrow majority in election

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national electionSTOCKHOLM -- Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday.The Swedish Election Authority said the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm, the Riksdag, in Sunday’s election. The four parties that make up or support the outgoing conservative-led government took 173 seats.Shortly after the final results were announced, center-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he would resign as the head of government in a letter to the parliament's speaker posted on X.Former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s center-left Social Democrats finished as the biggest single party with 99 seats, despite losing eight seats compared with the last election in 2022. She will still face a complicated task to turn the result into a government because of tensions within the left-leaning bloc.The opposition’s small lead initially was uncertain but was confirmed after early votes that didn’t arrive at polling stations by Election Day, including overseas ballots, were counted.Kristersson has led Sweden wit...