Sweden’s political parties launch coalition talks as both blocs try to secure power

Sweden’s centre-left bloc holds a slim parliamentary edge with 95% of votes tallied, though final results remain pending as overseas ballots are counted. Coalition talks have begun, with the Social Democrats now tasked with navigating internal policy divisions to secure government formation. The right-leaning opposition trails by just three seats, underscoring a tightly contested election outcome. Negotiations will determine whether a stable majority can be assembled amid lingering uncertainty.

Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battleSweden’s political parties have launched coalition negotiations as the Social Democrats leader, Magdalena Andersson, started the long and difficult process of trying to form a new government.Full results from Sunday’s election are not expected until after overseas votes are counted on Wednesday, but with 95% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats and the centre-left bloc had a narrow but growing lead of 176 seats to the right-leaning parties’ 173. Continue reading...