STOCKHOLM — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson submitted a letter of resignation to the speaker of parliament on Thursdayfollowing the announcement of a final vote count for Sunday’s election.
\n\nA group of centre-left opposition parties headed by the Social Democrats under Magdalena Andersson won 176 seats in Sunday’s vote for parliament. Kristersson’s incumbent right-wing bloc secured 173 seats, the election authority said.
\n\nAndersson, who became Sweden‘s first woman prime minister in 2021, said the country would take a new direction after four years during which the government has driven a hard line on immigration and crime.
\n\n“In recent times there are those who have not felt welcome in our country,” she said in a speech carried on the X platform. “To you, I want to say this: This is a new era now. That is what the Swedish people have voted for.”
\n\nIt may, however, take some time to form a government.
\n\nOf Andersson’s potential backers, the Centre Party says it will not join a coalition that includes the Left Party. The Green Party is also a potential member of a left-of-centre government.
\n\nThe daily Dagens Nyheter reported that the Social Democrats had invited other opposition parties for talks, but…
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