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Swedish election ends in near dead heat. Preliminary results give opposition a 1-seat majority

Swedish election ends in near dead heat. Preliminary results give opposition a 1-seat majority

Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a razor-thin 175-174 seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right wing coalition

Partial returns show close race between Sweden's conservative government and left-wing opposition

Partial returns show close race between Sweden's conservative government and left-wing opposition

Partial results from Sweden’s national election showed conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s four-party alliance locked in a close race with opposition parties on the left including former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

By Simon Johnson and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Swedes vote in an election on Sunday that will either bring a far-right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long been known for.

Swedish election in dead-heat as voters question liberal traditions

Swedish election in dead-heat as voters question liberal traditions

By Anna Ringstrom and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's parliamentary election result showed a dead heat in early election results on Sunday, with public broadcaster SVT projecting the right-wing bloc of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was virtually tied with the centre-left

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

Voters in Sweden are heading to the polls on Sunday to decide if the conservative leader stays in power or if the center-left returns

Sweden's centre-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government

Sweden's centre-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government

By Johan Ahlander and Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sweden's national election results showed a narrow lead early on Monday for the centre-left opposition over the right-wing government, which could halt the Nordic nation's drift away from its liberal heritage.

Centre-left bloc leads in Swedish vote, polls show

Centre-left bloc leads in Swedish vote, polls show

By Anna Ringstrom and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left parties, which back Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson for prime minister, held an early lead with 51.3% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit poll by broadcaster SVT showed.

Centre-left bloc with narrow lead in Swedish vote, poll shows

Centre-left bloc with narrow lead in Swedish vote, poll shows

By Terje Solsvik and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left parties, which back Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson for prime minister, held an early lead at 51.3% in a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit poll by broadcaster SVT showed.

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government or banish them

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government or banish them

By Johan Ahlander and Tom Little STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Swedes voted on Sunday in a closely fought election that will either bring a far-right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long been known for.

What to know about Sunday's election in Sweden, NATO's newest member

What to know about Sunday's election in Sweden, NATO's newest member

Sweden is holding an election Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power

Take Five: Rates, risks and rivalries

Take Five: Rates, risks and rivalries

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Policy makers at the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are preparing key interest rate decisions against a backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East and rising energy prices.