The far right appears close to causing an earthquake in Swedish politics, the Sweden Democrats becoming the country’s second-largest party while the wider rightwing bloc edged towards a slim victory over the incumbent centre-left.
Exit polls on Sunday night had suggested a narrow victory for the Social Democrats and their allies but as the votes were counted the tally swung towards the right.
With 90% of the vote counted, the right bloc of four parties had a share of the vote corresponding to a majority of three in the 349-seat parliament.
