Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live

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The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime ministerBut in a stark warning highlighting just how tricky the government formation process is likely to be, Kristersson also said that if all parties stick to their red lines, “Sweden will not have a government.”It’s clear he has some appetite for exploring a different majority to the red bloc. Continue reading...