STOCKHOLM, Sept 26 (Reuters): Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a no-confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday and will step down after four years in power, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained unclear who will form the next government.
Voters delivered a hung parliament in the Sept. 09 election with Lofven's center-left bloc garnering 144 seats, one more than the center-right opposition Alliance.
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, with 62 seats and shunned by all parties since entering parliament in 2010, backed the Alliance in the vote - an obligatory test of the prime minister's parliamentary support after an election.
Analysts expect the speaker to pick Ulf Kristersson, leader of the biggest Alliance party, the Moderates, to try to form a new administration.
But lacking a majority, he needs support either from the Sweden Democrats, with roots in the white supremacist fringe, or the center left.
Parliament votes out Swedish PM
FE Team | Published: September 26, 2018 23:41:37
Parliament votes out Swedish PM
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