Sweden’s PM Kristersson resigns after left-wing wins slim majority in election
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Magdalena Andersson’s left-wing bloc, splintered over ideological differences, faces laborious negotiations to form the new government
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Agence France-Presse Published: 9:35pm, 17 Sep 2026 Updated: 9:49pm, 17 Sep 2026
Sweden’s conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation on Thursday after the left-wing opposition won a slim majority in parliament in the country’s general election.
“It is now the speaker of parliament who will lead the next steps on the path towards forming a new government. In order for this work to begin immediately, I hereby request to be relieved of my duties as prime minister,” Kristersson said in a letter to the speaker which he posted to social media.
The four parties in the left-wing bloc, led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats, hold a three-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament over Kristersson’s right-wing alliance, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.
But only around 50,000 votes separated the two sides in the country of 10.6 million people.
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