Sweden faces political deadlock after election-winning center-left bloc fails to form government

DW28 September 2026, 09:13 UTCSweden

Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has abandoned efforts to form a four-party government. Deep divisions within the election-winning bloc have left Sweden in political deadlock.

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