Sweden prime minister to resign as left-wing bloc seals narrow election win

⁠Sweden’s ⁠centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will resign after losing the parliamentary elections.Published On 17 Sep 202617 Sep 2026Sweden’s prime minister says he will resign after the left-wing opposition secured a narrow victory in the country’s general election, though it faces tough negotiations ahead to form a coalition government.The vote count ended on Thursday with the Swedish Election Authority announcing that the four left-wing opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm, the Riksdag.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sweden’s centre-left leads by three seats as vote counting continueslist 2 of 4Sweden election is too close to call as far right loses groundlist 3 of 4‘Rage-bait’ failed: Stockholm suburb celebrates far right’s election losseslist 4 of 4Sweden expels Iran embassy employee, citing security concernsend of listThe four parties that make up or support the outgoing conservative-led government took 173 seats, meaning that the left-wing bloc won with a slim three-seat majority.Only about 50,000 votes separated the two sides in the country of 10.6 million people.Shortly after the results were announced, ⁠P...