Swedish election results confirmed: Government loses parliamentary majority
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Final results have confirmed that Sweden's center-right government has lost its control of Parliament in a national election.
After a recount of all votes, the Election Authority said Thursday that Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's four-party alliance won 173 of the 349 seats, two short of a majority.
The left-wing opposition got 156 seats in Sunday's vote. The far-right Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power with 20 seats.
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Reinfeldt needs support from the opposition to avoid having to rely on the Sweden Democrats, who are shunned by mainstream parties for their anti-immigration policies.
The uncertainty has overshadowed Reinfeldt's historic win: no other center-right leader has been re-elected after serving a full term.
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