The center-left coalition lost the election to the right-wing coalition by a narrow margin. After counting 99 percent of the votes, the right won 176 parliamentary seats and the center left 173. The new government is expected to be formed by the chairman of the Moderate Party, Ulf Kristerson. His coalition includes the Sweden Democrats as well as a far-right party that has campaigned against rising gang violence.

The final election result will be confirmed after the votes are counted, which is a common practice in Sweden. Yesterday, Anderson accepted the defeat at a press conference, and today he officially offered his resignation. “They still have one or two seats in the parliament. It’s a narrow majority, but it’s a majority,” she said.

The election campaign was dominated by gang violence, immigration and integration, and rising energy prices. Andersson, Sweden’s first female prime minister, was defeated by the right-wing coalition of the Sweden Democrats, the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals.