Sweden is headed for a one-shot victory for the far-right allied right after a tense election on Sunday, but the final result is not expected to be confirmed for at least three days.
According to the partial results that cover almost 92% of the polling stations, the bloc headed by the leader of the conservative party of the Moderates Ulf Kristersson would obtain an absolute majority of 175 to 176 seats, against 173 to 174 seats of the leftist bloc of the Outgoing Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
The great winner of the evening is the nationalist anti-immigration Swedish Democrats (SD) led by Jimmie Akesson, who with a score of 20.7% signs a new record, and becomes the first right-wing party but also the second to leave from Sweden .
An uncertain election night
Election night was marked by a roller coaster: while exit polls and early preliminary results suggested a narrow victory for the left, the right pressed on as the count progressed and now appears on track to prevail.
Based on the votes counted around 1:00 am, the right-wing bloc would win 49.7% of the vote. The left bloc would gather 48.8%. That’s some 60,000 votes behind alone, for an electorate of 7.8 million people.
The electoral authority warned that the final result would not be known until Wednesday, the votes of Swedes abroad and some early votes could not be counted earlier.
“We will not have a final result tonight,” declared Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who did not throw in the towel with a good score for her party, beyond 30%.
“Swedish democracy must run its course, all votes must be counted and we will await the result,” said the 55-year-old incumbent leader, who had hoped to secure a third left-wing term on Sunday night.
Source: BFM TV
