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Swedish Prime Minister Resigns After Losing No Confidence Vote

Web Desk(September 25, 2018): Sweden’s minister will be stripped of his position after losing a vote of no confidence on Tuesday, as the country grapples with a hung parliament and a surge in support for a radical nationalist party in elections earlier this month.

Stefan Lofven, the leader of the Social Democratic Party who has been prime minister for four years, will continue in a caretaker role until a new government can be formed that has the command of the Riksdag.

Mr. Lofven lost the vote as Sweden’s center-right parties joined forces with the hard-Right Sweden Democrats party to vote against him – an unprecedented move in Swedish politics that will lead to weeks of uncertainty. Swedish MPs voted 204-142 against Lofven, while three abstained. The vote was mandatory after the September 9 election delivered a hung parliament.

Though the hard-Right Sweden Democrats made major gains in the election, securing 17.5 percent of the vote, all mainstream parties in the Riksdag have refused to join forces with the group, citing its neo-Nazi roots.