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POLITICSSep 17Sweden's far right blames its defeat on immigrationAfter recording their first setback since 1988, the Sweden Democrats have fueled a conspiratorial narrative, accusing the opposition of orchestrating a form of 'electoral great replacement' to prevent the right from winning the elections.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 17Sweden's centre-left win election as right wing bloc suffers narrow defeatPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned, allowing the speaker of parliament to begin formal talks with party leaders.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 17Sweden’s PM Kristersson resigns after left-wing wins slim majority in electionSweden’s conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation on Thursday after the left-wing opposition won a slim majority in parliament in the country’s general election. “It is now the speaker of parliament who will lead the next steps on the path towards forming a new government. In order for this work to begin immediately, I hereby request to be relieved of my duties as prime minister,” Kristersson said in a letter to the speaker which he posted to social media. The four...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 17Sweden: Andersson's centre left claims narrow winSweden's centre-left opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson, is set to defeat the incumbent right-wing bloc by one seat after nearly all votes were counted in Sunday's election. The narrow result means coalition talks are likely to be challenging, with parliament due to begin the government formation process on September 28.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Part of Polish airspace closed for hours due to Russian attacks on UkraineNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 17Sweden prime minister to resign as left-wing bloc seals narrow election win⁠Sweden's ⁠centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will resign after losing the parliamentary elections.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYSep 17Germany sending fighter jets to Latvia to protect election from drone incidentsGermany will send four Eurofighter jets to defend Latvian airspace during upcoming elections, amid concerns over drone incursions from Russia and Belarus.Defense News
POLITICSSep 17Sweden Swings Back Left, Bucking a Trend in EuropeThe results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.NYT World
POLITICSSep 17Sweden's left wing wins slim majority in general electionMagdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats promised to take the country in a 'new direction' after four years of right-wing rule, following the announcement of the left-wing bloc's victory.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 17Sweden: center-left opposition victory confirmed and prime minister resignsThe conservative Ulf Kristersson presented his resignation minutes after the results were known. The social democratic leader, Magdalena Andersson, must now try to form a government with her allies.Clarín
POLITICSSep 17Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns after election lossKristersson has led Sweden with a three-party, centre-right coalitionThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 17Sweden's left-wing opposition wins slim majority in country's national electionSweden's left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the country's general election after the vote count ended Thursday, but faces laborious negotiations to form a government. The incumbent prime minister, conservative Ulf Kristersson, announced his resignation.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Sweden’s left wins razor-thin election victorySocial Democrat Magdalena Andersson set to become new prime minister but needs to finalize a deal with other parties first.Politico Europe
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 172 major airports closed by authorities affecting UK flights amid Russian attacksswindonadvertiser · united kingdom
MILITARYSep 17EU defence chief says a ‘painful response’ to Russian hybrid threats is neededEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Canadian General predicts six more months of war in UkraineOver the next six months, Ukraine and Russia will continue exchanging long-range air strikes, intensifying the war of attrition.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Sweden's center-left bloc set to win election, STV reportsThe center-left opposition won the Swedish elections by a very slim margin, the public broadcaster reported after 99% of the votes were counted. Thorny negotiations await the bloc even if the result is confirmed.DW News [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Ukraine welcomes Latvia’s steps to restrict transit of Russian grain — MFAUkraine welcomes Latvia’s preparations for measures to restrict the transit of Russian grain and strengthen controls to prevent stolen Ukrainian grain from being transported through its ports.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Sweden's center-left opposition maintains election lead as count nears endSweden's center-left opposition parties maintained a narrow election lead on Wednesday ‌over the incumbent right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resumed after Sunday's vote for…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 16Center-left opposition in Sweden narrowly larger than right blocDe Zweedse publieke omroep SVT heeft de centrumlinkse oppositiepartijen uitgeroepen tot winnaar van de verkiezingen. Daarmee komt een einde aan een spannende nek-aan-nekrace tussen links en rechts. Rond 17.00 uur vanmiddag was het verschil tussen de twee blokken slechts 26.169 stemmen. Met 99 procent van de stemmen geteld, stevenen de partijen onder leiding van oppositieleider Magdalena Andersson van de Sociaaldemocratische Arbeiderspartij af op 175 zetels in het parlement. Het Zweedse parlement telt 349 zetels en om te gaan regeren zijn minstens 175 zetels nodig. Het rechtse regeringsblok vanNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 16Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT saysSweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster ​SVT ‌said on Wednesday, after 99% ⁠of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted. FRANCE 24's Paul Rhys reports.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 16NGO Viasná denounces the expulsion to Lithuania of 25 political prisoners released by MinskUn grupo de 25 detenidos fue liberado y enviado a Lituania tras negociaciones entre EE.UU. y Bielorrusia, informó un organismo de derechos humanos.El enviado especial de EE.UU. anunció el levantamiento de sanciones a empresas bielorrusas, mientras se desbloquearán activos bancarios del país europeo.Clarín
CONFLICTSep 16Russia Rewards Captain Who Fired Flares at Danish HelicopterRussian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded the commander of the corvette Soobrazitelny after the vessel fired two signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters. Moscow portrayed the incident as the prevention of a Danish “provocation,” while Copenhagen said the helicopter was conducting routine surveillance and one flare narrowly missed it.kyivpost · ukraine
MILITARYSep 16Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threatLatvia's election is set for Oct. 3 and Riga has asked Germany for backup.Politico Europe