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Sweden Elects Center-Left Coalition in Anti-Austerity Vote; Far-Right Makes Gains

HeadlineSep 15, 2014

Voters in Sweden have elected a left-leaning coalition after eight years of rightist rule. The Social Democratic party ran on a platform of rejecting austerity measures and strengthening the country’s social welfare system. But they will face challenges after failing to win enough seats for a majority government, while the far-right Sweden Democrats won enough votes to emerge as the country’s third-leading party.

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