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Swedish Election Too Close To Call As Centre-Left Leads By One Seat. Sweden’s national election remains too close to call, with the centre-left bloc holding a lead of just one parliamentary seat with most votes counted. With around 80% counted, opposition parties led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson had 175 seats, compared with 174 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc. Broadcaster SVT estimated just 20,000 votes separated the two blocs, while election officials said a preliminary result may not be ready until Thursday. Kristersson acknowledged the result remained uncertain and said it was still unclear which government would lead Sweden. Andersson said every vote must be counted but noted that the centre-left was currently ahead and could form a new government if the result holds. The Social Democrats remained Sweden's largest party despite appearing headed for their worst result in decades. The far-right Sweden Democrats, which hoped to enter government for the first time, fell from the country's second-largest party to third.
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