Swedish prosecutors are investigating alleged improper influence in Borlänge in a case that could potentially lead to a re-run involving 11 parliamentary seats.
Ulf Kristersson has resigned after Sweden’s updated preliminary election count gave the centre-left parties a 176-173 parliamentary edge, beginning negotiations over a replacement government.
Sweden has expelled an Iranian embassy official as the government and Säpo warn that Tehran is using criminal networks as proxies for security-threatening operations.
Partiet Nyans is set to lose its remaining municipal foothold as outgoing leader Mikail Yüksel claims mosques helped redirect Muslim voters towards established left-wing parties.
Sweden’s election has tightened to a projected 175 seats for the centre-left and 174 for the governing right as actual votes begin feeding into the count.
Swedish exit polls put the centre-left ahead and the Sweden Democrats below their 2022 vote share, even after Swedish immigration policy shifted sharply in their direction.
Sweden votes in a close election that could bring the Sweden Democrats into government for the first time as immigration policy shifts.
