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		</div><p>Sweden faces weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country’s blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.</p>
<p>With more than 94% of the ballots counted, the centre-right opposition that includes Sweden’s now second largest party, the Sweden Democrats, had a razor-thin edge over the governing Social Democrats and their allies in the centre-left bloc headed by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who has not resigned.</p>
<p>The result was so close that the election authority said a definitive outcome would not be known before Wednesday, when the uncounted votes, including those cast abroad, have been tallied.</p>
<p>As of now, the preliminary results make it unlikely any party will secure a majority of 175 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament.</p>
<p>“It’s incredibly close. It’s basically a coin toss with 50-50 for both sides. So, we don’t know at the moment,” said Zeth Isaksson, a sociologist at Stockholm University.</p>
<p>The biggest winner of the evening was the populist anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which had a strong showing of nearly 21%, its best result.</p>
<p>The party gained on promises to crack down on shootings and other gang violence, which have shaken a sense of security for many in Sweden.</p>
<p>The party has its roots in the white nationalist movement but years ago began expelling extremists.</p>
<p>Despite its rebranding, voters long viewed it as unacceptable and other parties shunned it.</p>
<p>But that has been changing, and its result in this election shows just how far it has come in gaining acceptance.</p>
<p>The Social Democrats, who have been in power in Sweden since 2014, remain the largest party with 30.5% of the vote.</p>
<p>Ms Andersson said it was obvious that the social democratic movement, which is based on ideals of creating an equal society and a strong welfare state, remains strong in Sweden.</p>
<p>The conservative bloc was led during the campaign by the centre-right Moderates, who won 19%.</p>
<p>Leader Ulf Kristersson told his supporters that he stands ready to try to create a stable and effective government.</p>
<p>However, Sweden is likely to face a lengthy process to form a government, as it did after the 2018 election.</p>
<p>Ms Andersson, a 55-year-old economist, became Sweden’s first female prime minister less than a year ago and led the country’s historic bid to join Nato following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.</p>
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