Sweden-elections: Slight lead of Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left bloc

Sweden’s centre-left secures a slight lead over the far-right/far-right bloc in Sweden’s highly divisive parliamentary elections, marked by a historic turnout for the far-right Sweden Democrats.

According to two exit polls by the television networks SVT and TV4, the center-left, under outgoing Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, secures 49.8% to 50.6% of the vote, compared to 48.0% and 49.2% for the right-wing bloc/ extreme right.

The far-right Sweden Democrats gather 20.5% to 21.3%, taking second place behind the Social Democratic Party for the first time in history.

According to the SVT exit poll, the center-left bloc secures a total of 176 seats, one seat above the absolute majority of 175 seats, compared to 173 seats for the right/far-right bloc.

These first estimates promise a long election night, since the differences in votes will be small, of the order of a few thousand.

According to the two exit polls, the Social Democrats, as expected, retain the first place they have held since the 1930s, securing 29.3% to 29.7% of the vote, while the Moderates of the Swedish Right are limited to third place with 16.0 % to 18.8%.

An electoral victory for the right/extreme right would usher in a new political era for Sweden, which takes over the presidency of the European Union on January 1 and must complete the process of joining NATO.

On the contrary, the dominance of the center-left would call into question the new and unprecedented shape of the conservative-nationalist alliance and the decision of the Moderates to reach out to the far-right Sweden Democrats.

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