Sweden election deadlocked between ruling bloc and centre-left opposition, exit polls show
Sweden's parliamentary election has resulted in a dead heat between the ruling centre-left coalition and the right-wing opposition. The final outcome remains uncertain as officials wait for overseas ballots to be counted, potentially delaying the result for several days.
Why it matters
The election outcome will determine whether Sweden continues its current liberal policies or shifts toward a right-wing coalition that includes the far-right Sweden Democrats.
Sweden's parliamentary election result showed a dead heat in early election results on Sunday, with public broadcaster SVT projecting the right-wing bloc of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was virtually tied with the centre-left opposition.SVT's projections, with more than half of election districts counted, showed the opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats, with the slimmest possible majority of 175 seats in the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament, while Kristersson's camp was seen at 174 seats. Ballot-counting continues.The election, while unlikely to change the course of Sweden's pro-Western and pro-Ukraine stance, will decide whether the Nordic nation of 10.6 million halts its drift away from its liberal traditions and towards a hard-right clampdown on migration.Early results from the Swedish Election Authority are expected late on Sunday or in the early hours on Monday, although given the closeness of the race the winner may not be known for several days, after all overseas ballots…
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