The result of the elections in Sweden was too close to announce the result, said the Prime Minister of this country, Magdalena Andersson.
The polls initially predicted the victory of the left-wing coalition – which is in power – but the results later suggested that the right-wing bloc could win.
Immigration and crime have been two key campaign issues.
The far-right party, the Sweden Democrats, aims to become the second largest party in the country.
Created by a neo-Nazi movement in the late 1980s, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats entered Parliament with 5.7 percent of the vote in 2010, rising to 17.5 percent in 2018.
This time it aims to earn more than 20 percent. However, its leader, Jimmie Akesson, is not expected to become prime minister even if the right-wing bloc wins the largest number of seats.
The leader of the Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, is expected to take that position if the Sweden Democrats become part of his government.
The process of counting all the votes could take until Wednesday.
Andersson’s Social Democrats have governed Sweden since 2014 and have dominated the political scene since the 1930s.
Turnout in these elections is believed to have been high, as over 80 percent of the population – 7.8 million eligible voters – are believed to have exercised their right.
The election campaign has been dominated by rising gang shootings, immigration issues and rising electricity prices.
Although the violence was initially confined to a few locations, it later spread to public spaces such as parks and shopping malls, raising concerns among Swedish residents, as their country is known as a safe and peaceful country.
