The Swedish legislative elections were particularly tight. But Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson recognized on Wednesday the defeat of the left and the victory of the right bloc and the far right in the legislative elections, after an almost complete count of the votes.
Consequently, the Social Democratic leader announced, during a press conference, her resignation, which will be officially presented on Thursday. The bloc formed by three right-wing parties and the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) party has “a small majority, but still a majority”, she said during a press conference.
“Restore order in Sweden”
“Thank you for the trust – now we will restore order in Sweden!” “, immediately reacted on Facebook the one who will succeed him, the leader of the conservative party Ulf Kristersson. “I now begin the work to form a new effective government,” he added.
Heir to a neo-Nazi group when it was created in 1988, the far-right party has gradually become commonplace in the Swedish political landscape, entering parliament in 2010 with 5.7%, then climbing with each election, against a background high immigration and criminal gang problems in Sweden.
176 seats against 173
“I will therefore ask tomorrow [jeudi] to be relieved of my duties as Prime Minister and the responsibility for the rest will be entrusted to the Speaker of Parliament,” she added. According to almost final results covering more than 99% of the polling stations, the right/extreme right bloc led by the conservative Ulf Kristersson will obtain 176 seats, against 173 for the left bloc led by Magdalena Andersson.
Sunday’s elections were so tight that it was necessary to wait for a count of a few tens of thousands of missing votes on Wednesday to validate the complete results. Only those from a few offices were still missing Wednesday evening around 7:45 p.m. local (and French) time.
