Ammon News - Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson ​will resign after losing the country's parliamentary election, ‌he said on Thursday, following the announcement of a final vote count.

Centre-left opposition parties won 176 ​seats in Sunday's vote for parliament while Kristersson's ruling right-wing ​bloc secured 173 seats, the election authority said ⁠earlier as the counting of ballots ended.

"Now ​it is the speaker who will lead ​the next stage of the way to a new government. I am herewith requesting that I be relieved ​of the office of prime minister to ​allow that work to start immediately," Kristersson said in ‌a ⁠letter posted on social media X.

The election result sets the stage for a change of government, with Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson ​expected to ​make a ⁠comeback as prime minister after four years in opposition.

All votes for ​the 349-seat parliament have now been ​counted, ⁠although the result remains subject to formal certification in the coming days.
For the centre-left, victory may ⁠only ​be the first step ​in a long process to form a government.


Reuters