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Magdalena Andersson: Sweden’s Prime Minister to resign after conceding defeat to right-wing bloc in elections

The bloc contains the Sweden Democrats, a populist party which takes a hardline anti-immigration stance

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: What’s behind Sweden’s lurch to the right

In today’s newsletter: A country that once favoured open borders and internationalism has embraced anti-immigration rhetoric – and now a political party with extremist roots has come to power

The Guardian - UK

Sweden’s first female PM concedes defeat to right-wing, anti-immigrant bloc

Leader of the Moderate Party Ulf Kristersson is expected to be the next prime minister

The Independent UK

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Sweden’s centre-left PM Andersson concedes defeat in elections

Magdalena Andersson announced that she would resign after a close-fought polls saw right-wing bloc winning a majority.

Al Jazeera

Swedish PM resigns after conceding election defeat to rightwing bloc

Loose coalition of far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-right parties wins majority of three in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Populist leader claims right-wing victory in Sweden election

Sweden’s center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist anti-immigration party declared victory for his right-wing bloc

The Independent UK

Vinesh Phogat wins bronze in World Wrestling Championships

BELGRADE: Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships as she clinched a bronze in 53kg by defeating Emma Jonna Malmgren of Sweden here.

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Turkey calls on next Swedish government to take counter-terrorism steps needed for NATO membership

The new Swedish government should now address security concerns that Turkey has raised in return for lifting its veto on Sweden and Finland's membership of NATO, Turkey's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Vettel, Hakkinen among first names for 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen are among the names announced for the 2023 Race of Champions, which returns to the north of Sweden in January.

Motorsport

Sweden Democrat surge a chance and a challenge for right-wing PM hopeful

Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson's big bet that a deal with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats would make him prime minister looks likely to pay off, but squabbling allies, policy divisions and a cost-of-living crisis could make his tenure turbulent.

Reuters

Sweden's Ringhals 4 nuclear outage extends into winter months

Swedish utility Vattenfall said on Tuesday it had delayed the restart of the Ringhals 4 nuclear reactor by two months to Jan. 31, in a further setback to power supply in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Reuters

Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally

Bloc including far-right Sweden Democrats on course for one-seat majority with last votes to be counted

The Guardian - UK

Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary

The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections.

The Conversation

Swedish election puts anti-immigration Sweden Democrats centre stage

Sweden's right bloc appeared in pole position on Monday to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped by a wave of voter anger over gang violence which could give an anti-immigration populist party a share in power for the first time.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Sweden elections: Far-right party and its allies take narrow lead

Sweden Democrats become second largest group in parliament with antipicated 21 per cent of vote

France 24

'The breakthrough': Ukraine claims major gains in counter-offensive

IN THE PAPERS, Monday, 12.09.2022: We look at press coverage of Ukraine's gains in a counter-offensive in the north and east of the country. While some editorials argue that this is a game-changer for the future of the war, others warn Vladimir Putin is unlikely to acknowledge any losses and…

The Guardian - UK

Jimmie Åkesson: who is the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats?

The 43-year-old has overseen a makeover of his party, vowing to rid itself of its racist and violent roots

Evening Standard

Sweden in limbo after ‘too close to call’ election as far-right surges

The biggest election winner is the populist anti-immigration Sweden Democrats which achieved a best-ever 20% of the vote

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Sweden enters political limbo in a razor-tight general election

Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.

The Independent UK

With no clear winner, Sweden in a limbo after vote

Sweden is waking up to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country’s blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for the far-right Sweden Democrats, which are now the country’s second largest party

Reuters

Swedish Moderates leader says election result won't come until Wednesday

The result of Sweden's election for parliament is unlikely to be known until Wednesday, Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson said early on Monday.

France 24

Anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats leader eyes right-wing election victory

Near final results in Sweden's election Sunday show that a bloc of right-wing parties was expected to defeat a left-wing bloc headed by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. The conservative group includes a populist anti-immigration party that made its best-ever showing.

Reuters

Sweden's right-wing to win majority of parliamentary seats -preliminary election result

Sweden's right-wing opposition parties were on track to win a narrow majority of 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament on Sunday, beating the ruling centre-left, the country's election authority said as 78% of districts had reported results.

The Guardian - UK

Swedish election: far right makes gains but overall result on knife-edge

Sweden Democrats become second biggest party after vote on Sunday

Reuters

Sweden's centre-left bloc leading election - TV4 poll

Sweden's centre-left parties looked set to win a majority in parliament on Sunday, an election day poll showed, likely giving Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson another term in office.

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