Sweden: PM to resign after right-wing defeat in parliamentary elections

Prime Minister Swedishsocial democrat Magdalena Andersonannounced this Wednesday that he will resign tomorrow after confirming the centre-left bloc’s defeat against the right-wing opposition in Sunday’s legislative elections.

carefully studied 99.7% constituencies, the right-wing opposition won the election by three seats, 176-173, according to today’s tally electoral body, which includes external voting and expected votes sent on time but not received on time.

The Social Democrats, the most popular force in the last century, defended their first position with 30.4%, up two points from 2018.

In second place are the far right. Swedish Democrats (SD), with 20.6%, up three points ahead of the Opposition Leader’s Conservatives, Ulf Christerssonwhich fell seven tenths to 19.1%.

“Practically all the votes have been counted, but the preliminary results of the elections are quite clear,” he said at a press conference. Andersson.

Andersson predicted it would be a “tough” and “difficult” legislature due to the small margin, and expressed concern about the rise of the SD.

“This worries many Swedes. I see this concern and I share it,” said the prime minister, who called for the fight against hatred and intolerance and called on three other right-wing forces to “restrict” SD.

The Social Democrat leader also stressed that her party had a “solid” election result and that it was “clearly” the largest in Sweden.

Elections in Sweden

The final result shows that the opposition bloc won 49.6% of the vote compared to 49% of the centre-left, and the difference between the blocs is between one and three seats compared to the result published on Monday, when the calls will still be counted “votes on Wednesday.

something more than 44 500 The votes split the two blocs on Monday, which remained cautious these days pending the final result, although the four right-wing bloc parties met and the Swedish media was already speculating on a possible portfolio allocation.

The “Wednesday Vote” historically had little effect on the final result, except in 1979 when they tipped the victory to the right after 8500 the ballots split the two blocks on election night.

SD was a great electoral winner: not only did he grow the most, but he also robbed the Conservatives of the right-wing bloc leadership they had held since 1979 and would have a direct influence on government formation after a decade of isolation.

This ultra-right formation, which has neo-Nazi roots in the late eighties, since its entry into parliament in 2010, which explains why the Social Democrats have run a minority in the last two legislatures, despite the fact that in Camera the majority were on the right.

In the latter, a pact with the centrists and liberals was necessary, breaking the alliance center right which has been in place since 2004 to maintain isolation, although conservatives, Christian Democrats and liberals who have switched sides again have long defended negotiations with the far right, albeit without their presence in government.

There are rumors in the Swedish media about the possibility that the conservatives and Christian Democrats will form an executive minority led by Christersson and supported from outside by other forces of the bloc.

However, the SD claims a “central” role and seeks to “be part of the government,” according to what its leader said on election night: Jimmy Akesson.

(EFE)