Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson resigns after election loss — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swedish-pm-ulf-kristersson-resigns-after-election-lossContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns following election defeathttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swedish-pm-ulf-kristersson-resigns-after-election-losshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/swedish-pm-ulf-kristersson-resigns-after-election-loss#u75189Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:56:35 +0000Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation on Thursday after preliminary election results showed his right-wing bloc lost its parliamentary majority. A centre-left opposition bloc has secured a narrow victory, according to SVT and other reports. This shift sees Sweden swinging back to the left, bucking a broader political trend observed across Europe. The result marks a defeat for the far-right in Sweden as the left-wing coalition seals a slim majority to take control of the government.Why it mattersThe resignation follows a general election that tested the viability of the right