Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Resigns Following Election Defeat

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced his resignation after his ruling coalition lost the national parliamentary election, paving the way for a change in government.

Kristersson shared the decision on the social media platform X on Thursday, requesting formal relief from his duties to allow the parliamentary speaker to immediately initiate the process of forming a new administration.

According to the election authority's final tallies, the center-left opposition bloc secured 176 seats in the 349-member Riksdag, narrowly edging out Kristersson's right-wing coalition, which finished with 173 seats following a tightly contested race.