Sweden’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, meaning he will have to step down – though not immediately. Sweden’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, meaning he will have to step down – though not immediately. Stefan Lofven, right, during the vote of confidence (Anders Wiklund/TT/AP)Tuesday’s vote was mandatory after elections earlier this month delivered a hung parliament. In the election, the Social Democrats got 28.3% of the vote while the Moderate Party received 19.8% and the Sweden Democrats 17.5%. The centre-left and centre-right blocs control 144 and 143 seats respectively, while the Sweden Democrats have 62 legislators in the assembly.

Source: Irish Independent September 25, 2018 08:48 UTC