Tense Days Await Sweden to Seal Deal Rejecting Nationalists
- Centrists, Social Democrats form new alliance to break impasse
- Sweden has suffered record-long period without a government
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Sweden faces tense days ahead amid rancor on all sides of the political spectrum after centrist parties joined forces with the Social Democrats to keep the nationalists from gaining influence.
After striking a deal with the smaller opposition parties to end four months of talks, Social Democratic leader Stefan Lofven will now likely face a vote in parliament on Wednesday to give him a second term. An official announcement on the vote is expected by the speaker on Monday.