Narrow win for left parties in Sweden
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There is an election in Sweden. The left group wins. They have 176 seats in the parliament. The right group has 173 seats. Magdalena Andersson leads the left group. She belongs to the social democrats. She was the prime minister before. Ulf Kristersson is the head of the government now. He wants to step down.
The election is very close. It takes 4 days to count all votes. Votes from other countries are also there. The social democrats are the strongest group. They get 28 percent of the votes. The right nationalist Sweden democrats lose votes. This is a surprise for many people. They only have 17.5 percent.
Now people must find a new government. This is hard. Magdalena Andersson needs partners. The green party and the left party are partners. The center party is also a partner. But the center party does not want to work with the left party. The left party wants to get minister posts. Minderheits-Regierungen are normal in Sweden. This means: A government does not have the majority in the parliament. It needs help from other parties.
The election is very close. It takes 4 days to count all votes. Votes from other countries are also there. The social democrats are the strongest group. They get 28 percent of the votes. The right nationalist Sweden democrats lose votes. This is a surprise for many people. They only have 17.5 percent.
Now people must find a new government. This is hard. Magdalena Andersson needs partners. The green party and the left party are partners. The center party is also a partner. But the center party does not want to work with the left party. The left party wants to get minister posts. Minderheits-Regierungen are normal in Sweden. This means: A government does not have the majority in the parliament. It needs help from other parties.
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Definitions
- Parliament
- The parliament is the group of elected politicians. They decide about laws for the country.
- Mandate
- A mandate is a seat in a parliament. Politicians get a mandate through an election.
- Minority government
- A government that has less than half of the votes in the parliament. It needs help from other parties for every law.
- Coalition
- A coalition is an alliance. Several parties work together to form a government.
People
- Magdalena Andersson
- She is a Swedish politician. She belongs to the social democrats. She was the first female prime minister of Sweden.
- Ulf Kristersson
- He is a Swedish politician. He was the prime minister of Sweden before the election.
Locations
- Sweden
- A country in the north of Europe. It belongs to Scandinavia.
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