Sweden's election is over. Now what?

<p>In this week’s Sweden in Focus Extra our panelists try to make sense of a dizzying election night.</p><p>Sweden’s election threw up some major surprises on Sunday night.</p><p>The Liberals cleared the parliamentary threshold by a respectable margin having languished way beneath the four percent limit ever since the last election.</p><p>The Social Democrats are seemingly on course for their worst election ever – but leader Magdalena Andersson could still be headed for a second stint as Sweden’s prime minister.</p><p>The incumbent, Ulf Kristersson, meanwhile can breathe a sigh of relief as his Moderate Party regained its position as Sweden’s second biggest party.</p><p>Their rise came at the expense of the Sweden Democrats, whose vote share dropped for the first time ever in a national election.</p><p>But what does it all mean for the business of forming a new government?</p><p>Host <strong>James Savage</strong> is joined this week by podcast regulars <strong>Emma Löfgren</strong> and <strong>Richard Orange</strong>.</p><p><strong>READ ALSO:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260914/what-does-swedens-unexpectedly-close-election-result-mean-for-foreigners?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>What does Sweden's unexpectedly close election result mean for foreigners?</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p> <p>Become a member at <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock">https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock</a>.</p>

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