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Coverage dated October 16, 2022

Sweden's parliament elects conservative prime minister

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By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s parliament has elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right coalition that has promised to crack down on crime and curtail immigration in partnership with a populist party with far-right roots.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Sweden’s parliament elects PM backed for first time by far right (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ulf Kristersson’s government will be supported in parliament by the anti-immigration, nationalist Sweden Democrats.

  2. The Times of Israel

    With far-right backing, Swedish parliament elects conservative as new PM (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Right-wing government led by Ulf Kristersson is the first in the country's history to be sworn in with the help of the Sweden Democrats

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Sweden's parliament elects conservative prime minister (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s parliament has elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right coalition that has promised to crack down on crime and curtail immigration in partnership with a populist party with far-right roots.

  4. France 24

    Sweden's Ulf Kristersson elected PM with support from far right (opens France 24)

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    Sweden's parliament on Monday narrowly elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, leading the country's first government to be shored up by the far-right Sweden Democrats.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    Swedish Parliament elects conservative prime minister (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    The Swedish parliament has elected Ulf Kristersson — the conservative Moderate Party leader — as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Sweden: Lawmakers elect Ulf Kristersson as prime minister | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The leader of the Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, is set to head a three-party minority coalition, with backing from the far-right Sweden Democrats. The new government is set to enact major cuts on immigration policies.

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