With almost all the votes counted, the right wing prevailed in Sweden

92% of electoral districts counted, the opposition gets 49.7% compared to 48.8% of the centre-left social democratic prime minister Magdalena Andersson and 176 deputies against 173.

this social democratic partya force that dominated Swedish politics in the last century, most voted power would repeat his position 30.5%, two points more than 2018; and 20.7%, three points more ahead of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD).

Opposition leader’s Moderate Party (conservative), Ulf Kristersson would drop to third place with 19%.

Center Party and Left PartyAndersson’s allies, ranked fourth with 6.7%, a seven-tenth decrease and more than one point, respectively; and the Environment Party decrease by one point to 5% in the same block.

The other two right-wing opposition parties, Christian democrats and liberalsGo back a few decimals to 5.4 and 4.6.

Extraordinary vote abroad and by mail

The short distance between the two blocks, estimated at around 50,000 votes, wait for updated preliminary result this WednesdayVotes from abroad and including early ballots sent by post within the deadline but not arriving in constituencies on Sunday.

Swedish Electoral Authority authorized this year 160,517 ballot papers for Swedes residing abroadbut only around 40% of the vote and although traditionally right-wing parties tend to get more support.

foreign vote historically it hasn’t had much impact with some exceptions, as a result of the final election.

Social Democratic left bloc in the 1979 election Olof Palme loses foreign ballot electionsIn the election night count, the two blocks were separated by only 8,500 votes.

“All the votes must be counted, We have to wait for the final result”Underlining the good performance of his party, Andersson said:

Differences on the right

In addition to the issue’s final approval, the opposition faces another dilemma: who will lead a hypothetical government.

SD’s second-line attack places its leader, Jimmi Akessonideally located, after ten years of isolation from other parties The far-right character of a neo-Nazi origin At his birth in the late 1980s.

The “sanitary cord” that the rest of the matches do According to the SD, this explains why the Social Democrats were able to run the last two legislatures despite having a centre-right majority in the House.

The latter required an agreement between the social democrats and their environmental partners, and the centrists and liberals. Breaking the centre-right alliance that has existed since 2004to protect the isolation of SD that started cracking a few years ago.

Conservatives, Christian Democrats, and, to a lesser extent, renegade Liberals, Opened negotiations with SDbut they refused to include him in a government in the campaign, while Åkesson reiterated that he wanted to be part of a ruler.

“If there is a change of power, we will have a central position in the new government. Our goal is to be part of the government. Our passion is a majority executive, that’s what’s best for Sweden,” Akesson said at his party’s electoral party.

The problem is How long can Kristersson keep his pulse? now his party has lost its status as the most voted power on the right for the first time since 1979 and lost support after two elections.

“Sweden needs a change and we can lead that change”Asking for “patience” until a definitive conclusion is drawn, Kristersson said at the end of the day.

For SD, this result is, at least in part, other similar xenophobic forces in other Scandinavian countries that are not considered far-right and that are part of their governments or support them externally.