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Centre-Left Wins Sweden Majority as Andersson Forms Government

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Centre-Left Wins Majority

The centre-left bloc won a parliamentary majority with 176 seats, beating the Tidö coalition’s 173.
The left-wing victory depended on a 0.4-percentage-point margin, about 32,000 votes.
Immigrant-background voters added roughly 73,000 votes for the opposition in districts with half foreign-born residents.
Five Somali-origin politicians, including Green members Leila Ali Elmi and Mohamed Mohamed, entered the Riksdag.
Voter turnout rose to 84.9%, up from 84.2% in 2022.

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Andersson Accepts Mandate

Andreas Norlen tasked Magdalena Andersson with forming a government after her bloc’s narrow win.
Andersson announced on Instagram that she accepted the assignment and has 28 days to present a cabinet.
The Left Party, led by Nooshi Dadgostar, insists on ministerial posts to support the coalition.
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist opposes any Left Party inclusion in the cabinet.
Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned, urging “constructive openness” among parties.

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Centre-Left Wins Majority

The centre-left bloc won a parliamentary majority with 176 seats, beating the Tidö coalition’s 173.
The left-wing victory depended on a 0.4-percentage-point margin, about 32,000 votes.
Immigrant-background voters added roughly 73,000 votes for the opposition in districts with half foreign-born residents.
Five Somali-origin politicians, including Green members Leila Ali Elmi and Mohamed Mohamed, entered the Riksdag.
Voter turnout rose to 84.9%, up from 84.2% in 2022.

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