Sweden: The polls are closed – The center-left bloc with the current Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson leads

One of the most divisive and decisive election contests in Sweden’s recent political history is over and the first exit polls show a narrow lead for the centre-left bloc with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson looking set to win another term.

Sweden’s centre-left bloc secured 49.8% of the vote in today’s parliamentary election, according to public broadcaster SVT’s exit poll, and a parliamentary majority of 176 seats, guaranteeing another term as prime minister for Magdalena Andersson.

The ruling Social Democratic Party secured 29.3% of the vote compared to 28.3% in 2018, according to an exit poll by public broadcaster SVT.

According to forecasts, the far-right bloc secures 48% of the vote.

The Sweden Democrats secured, according to the public television exit poll, 20.5% of the vote compared to 17.5% in 2018.

Source: News Beast

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