In a democracy that prizes consensus, Sweden finds itself suspended between two futures after an election so close that a single parliamentary seat separates the centre-left opposition from the governing centre-right bloc. With 91 percent of votes counted, Magdalena Andersson's coalition projects 175 seats to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's 174 — a margin that neither side can yet claim as mandate. The final tally awaits Wednesday, but the deeper question is not who wins the count, but whether anyone can truly govern in a parliament this fractured.
Swedish left-wing bloc edges ahead by single seat in razor-thin election result
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