| Author (Person) | Ward, Andrew |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 20.9.10 |
| Publication Date | 20/09/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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Features report on the results of the General Election in Sweden, 19 September 2010. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden’s centre-right prime minister, won a historic second term after a general election that highlighted the changing political landscape of a country traditionally dominated by the centre-left Social Democrats. But his coalition government was narrowly short of an outright majority as the final votes were counted in the evening of the 19 September 2010, with the far-right Sweden Democrats party holding the balance of power after winning its first seats in parliament. Mr Reinfeldt sought talks with the Green party in the hope of securing a majority and again ruled out working with the Sweden Democrats. This met with a cool response from Green leaders, indicating that Sweden could face days and possibly weeks of inter-party bargaining. |
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| Countries / Regions | Sweden |
