Sweden's Left Coalition Wins Election But It May Be A Hollow Victory

 

Sweden's Centre-left bloc won 176 seats in Sunday's vote for parliament while Ulf Kristersson's ruling right-wing bloc secured 173 seats, the election authority said earlier as the counting of ballots ended. Prime Minister Kristersson will resign after losing the country's parliamentary election, he said following the announcement of a final vote count.

The four parties in the left-wing bloc, led by Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats, hold a slim majority in the 349-seat parliament over the outgoing right-wing alliance, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats. But only around 50,000 votes separated the two sides in the country of 10.6 million people.

Ms Andersson vowed today to lead the country in a "new direction" after four years of centre -  right rule of a coalition of moderates and the Eurosceptic Sweden Democrats.

"The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country. Voted for unity and against division. The Swedish people have voted to move Sweden forward, and I want to realise the new direction that you have voted for," Andersson said in a speech posted on social media. Unfortunately the left's victory is more likely to see a return to the days of open borders', uncontrolled mass immigration (which many people say has changed the nation for the worse,) and the slide into lawlessness that saw Sweden transformed from the most law abiding and safest nation in Europe to the near dystopian rape capital of Europe as immigrant gangs took over the major cities while Sweden's police, following directives from political leaders did little to control the activities of Organised Crime Networks.

On the upside for the sensible people in Sweden, the victorious left coalition which manages to secure its narrow victory by corralling the votes of minority groups  (70% of voters with non - European backgrounds voted for left of centre candidates,) have only a nominal majority of three seats but the bloc of leftist parties are so deeply divided ideologically it is unlikely they will secure a governing majority.

With the opposition deeply splintered over ideological differences, Ms Andersson's negotiating skills will be put to the test to unite the bloc, made up of the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Greens Party and the Centre Party.