Swedish parties brace for protracted coalition talks as election results remain uncertain

Martin Borgs, the Moderates' election manager, told TT that the vote is not decided until a prime minister is tolerated by the Swedish parliament, and the process will continue beyond election night. He noted that a non-socialist parliamentary majority would give the Moderates a good chance to implement their agenda, even though the Centre Party (C) runs Magdalena Andersson as its prime-ministerial candidate. Media reports suggest incumbent Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will not concede defeat even if the red-green bloc outnumbers the Tidö parties.

SVT's Valu poll, released at 20:00, gave the red-green alliance a clear lead, while the later SVT forecast at 21:30 showed a close race. Andersson said she would contact other party leaders immediately after the vote, remaining open to all parties except the Sweden Democrats, while the Centre Party rules out a government that includes the Left Party and hopes for a centrist coalition. The Left Party insists any government must involve four parties, and the Christian Democrats are being courted by Andersson on the centre-right side.