Swedish Premier’s Row With Opposition May Complicate NATO Bid

  • Kurdish MP turns to kingmaker in confidence vote due June 7
  • Swedish NATO entry bid has been stalled by Turkey over Kurds
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Sweden’s prime minister raised the stakes in a row with the domestic opposition, potentially hampering the Nordic nation’s efforts to overcome a Turkish veto to joining the NATO alliance.

Magdalena Andersson threatened to resign if her justice minister loses a confidence vote in parliament, due on June 7, turning a lawmaker with Kurdish background into a kingmaker as the opposition lacks just one vote for the initiative to pass.