According to figures from the electoral authority, with 94 per cent of polling stations counted, the opposition led by the Social Democrats is narrowly ahead of the centre-right bloc led by outgoing Prime Minister Kristersson. We will have to wait until Wednesday for the final results, once the votes cast abroad have been counted.

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