Over 99 percent of the votes have been counted, but one question remains unanswered after the Swedish election. Who won?
As neither of the country’s two main political blocks (the red-green alliance led by current prime minister Stefan Löfven or the centre-right alliance) have managed to secure a majority, the country is now in a political gridlock. And this is, in part, due to the advancement of the far right party The Sweden Democrats (SD).
SD, a nationalist far right party with tough anti-immigration stances, secured 62 seats in the 349 seat Swedish parliament. But since neither of the established political blocks are willing to form a government reliant on the support of The Sweden Democrats, the election is without a clear result.
That is kind of confusing for a lot of people, to say the least.
#val2018
American friend: “So who won the Swedish election?”
Me: “No one”
American friend: “What do you mean? Who will govern Sweden?”
Me: “We’ll see”
Friend: “But you just had an election”
Me: “Exactly”
Friend: pic.twitter.com/Xp7JmmysGC— Angelica Johansson (@Angi123joh) September 9, 2018
The rise of the SD has been the main focus of coverage of the 2018 Sweden Election, with the international press writing the party’s popularity into the narrative of the rise of anti-immigration populist parties in Europe.
But a lot of people are pointing out that only one in six Swedes actually voted for SD, and that the Swedish election was about a lot more than just immigration.
Would appreciate to see it reported this way: in EU country with largest number of refugees per capita, 82% of voters did NOT vote for far-right nativists #SwedenElection #VAL2018
— Marco Giuli (@MarcoGiuli) September 9, 2018
Governing block lost a bit
Right wing block gained a bit
Populists gained a bitThe world didn’t end
The hysterical headlines in the international press weren’t justified
Politics in Sweden – like elsewhere in
– is fracturing
Working out how to govern isn’t easy#val2018— Jon Worth (@jonworth) September 9, 2018
I am extremely glad that Sweden has defended its reputation as being a liberal social democratic country that’s fair, open-minded and tolerant. The Swedish General Election result is a clear victory for European liberalism and a defeat for populist nationalism. #val2018
— Paul Hindley (@PaulHindley2210) September 10, 2018
Are anti-establishment parties (some, but by no means all, on the right) generally rising in Europe? Yes. Should the establishment react? Yes. Yet the underperformance of the Sweden Democrats relative to US/UK media hysteria is part of a depressingly familiar pattern.
— Jeremy Cliffe (@JeremyCliffe) September 9, 2018
What happens now is that the political parties will engage in negotiations on how to form a coalition government, and the parliament will vote on who will be prime minister on the 25th of September.
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