Centre Left coalition in Sweden on course for victory

Centre left coalition in Sweden likely to form new national government despite a slim majority. The far-right Sweden Democrats saw their support fall.

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Photo: Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm, Sweden Credit: EPA/Shutterstock