Sweden Wades Into Unknown Without Clear Path to Viable Coalition
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Sweden’s political establishment contained a nationalist surge. Now it may need to throw away the old rules to form a viable government.
Both of Sweden’s traditional blocs, one led by the Social Democrats and one by the conservative Moderates, claimed victory after Sunday’s election that’s still too close to call. The nationalist Sweden Democrats surged to about 17.6 percent, but fell short of some polls showing it could emerge as the biggest amid a groundswell of anti-immigrant sentiment.