Sweden’s final count gives the centre-left a three-seat majority

On September 17, Reuters reported that Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson would resign after the final parliamentary count gave centre-left parties 176 seats and the governing right-wing bloc 173 in the 349-seat Riksdag. The result remains subject to formal certification, and Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson is expected to attempt a return as prime minister, although coalition formation may be protracted. Companies should separate the confirmed parliamentary arithmetic from assumptions about the next government’s composition or policy program. Counsel advising on Swedish public procurement, defence, energy or labour matters should track the coalition agreement because a narrow majority can make support-party commitments commercially consequential.