Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, of the Social Democratic Party, resigned from her position this Wednesday after the election results were announced, which, according to all indications won by right-wing parties (including a historic result of the nationalist and far-right Swedish Democrats). The decision was announced by the head of government himself in a press conference.
Andersson said that while the final votes are still being counted, it is clear that the right will win the majority of the seats. “So tomorrow [quinta-feira] I will hand over my resignation as prime minister,” he said.
Initially, the exit polls pointed to a victory for the Social Democrats led by Magdalena Andersson, but it is now known that the scenario is different. According to the newspaper Aftonbladet, the centre-right and right-wing parties together have 49.6% of the vote; center-left and left-wing parties get 48.9%.
Cited by the same newspaper, the still prime minister said that, despite the unfavorable results, if the right led by Ulf Kristofersson (of the Moderate Party) does not reach an administrative agreement, the Social Democrats will “open the door” to dialogue. “We are ready to work with anyone who wants to be part of the solution to the problems Sweden faces,” he said, but rules out any negotiations with the Swedish Democrats, nationalists and the far right.
In recent times, Sweden (regarded as one of the safest countries in the world) has faced problems with gang fighting, as well as the big wave of verified immigration and access to health care. have favored the Swedish Democrats, who have been a virtually isolated party on the Swedish political scene. In recent years they are growing and it seems that they will even achieve a historic result.
By the way, this is an important result for the right-wing parties in the country, as Sweden has a political past – especially since the Great Depression (which took place from 1929 to 1939) – that is strongly linked to the center left, with the Social Democrats ruling several times. .
Source: DN
