Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday night conceded the defeat of the left and the victory of the opposition bloc, made up of right-wing and far-right parties, in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, after almost all the votes cast in the tightly contested election were counted. , AFP, Reuters and Agerpres report.

The leader of the Social Democrats announced her resignation at a press conference, which she will officially submit on Thursday.

The bloc, made up of three right-wing parties (moderates, Christian Democrats and liberals) and the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), has “a small majority, but still a majority,” Magdalena Andersson said.

“That’s why I will ask tomorrow (Thursday) to dismiss me from the post of prime minister, and the responsibility for what happens next will be assigned to the president of the parliament,” she added.

According to the results of the semi-finals after the votes were counted in more than 99% of the polling stations, the block of the conservative Ulf Kristersson will receive 176 seats against the 173 seats of the left block of Magdalena Andersson.

Sunday’s election was so close that tens of thousands of votes had to be counted on Wednesday to confirm the full results.