In Sweden, a far-right party has won seats in parliament for the first time, denying the governing centre-right coalition an overall majority. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have won 20 of the 349 seats in the country's single assembly, following yesterday's general election. The alliance led by centre-right Prime Minsister Fredrik Reinfeldt fell short of a clear victory with 172 seats. Mr Reinfeldt says he will seek the support of the opposition Green Party.The Greens are currently allied with the centre-left Social Democrats. Green Party co-chair Maria Wetterstrand said the opposition bloc – which won 157 seats – remained united. Mr Reinfeldt also did not rule out working with the Social-Democrats.
News On AIR | September 20, 2010 1:12 PM
Sweden's far-right makes it into parliament for the first time?