Swedish government loses majority in election as far-right group enters Parliament

Swedish gov’t loses majority, far-right kingmaker

STOCKHOLM — Preliminary results show a far-right party has entered the Swedish Parliament for the first time, spoiling the center-right government’s majority and plunging the country into political disarray.

Results from 99 percent of voting districts show Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s four-party coalition winning 172 seats, three short of a majority in the 349-seat legislature.

The left-wing opposition got 157 seats and the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats 20 seats after Sunday’s election.