Sweden’s far right makes strong gains

Sweden yesterday began a days-long wait for the final results of its too-close-to-call general election, with an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc in position to wrest power from Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats. The Scandinavian country has seen mounting political instability in recent years as the gradual rise of far right has upset the traditional balance of power in parliament. Sweden again found itself in a delicate parliamentary situation after Sunday's legislative election, with the right seen holding a razor-thin lead over Andersson's outgoing left bloc. "The close result in parliament suggests Sweden is heading for yet another messy mandate", Dagens Nyheter wrote yesterday.