The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Ulf Kristersson -- the Conservative Moderate Party leader -- as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party.
Kristersson, 59, was elected by 176-173 votes. His government is expected to be presented Tuesday. His three-party coalition does not have a majority, but in Sweden, prime ministers can govern as long as there is no parliamentary majority against them.
Kristersson's centre-right coalition government comprises his party and the Liberals and the Christian Democrats, but he has said it will remain in "close collaboration" with the Sweden Democrats. He depends on the support of the Sweden Democrats to secure a majority in Parliament, putting the party in a position to influence government policy from the sidelines even without Cabinet seats.
Akesson, who doesn't consider his party far-right, said he would have preferred Cabinet seats for the Sweden Democrats, but he supported the deal that would give his party influence over government policy, including on immigration and criminal justice. Kristersson will be replacing Magdalena Andersson, who heads Sweden's largest party, the Social Democrats, which now are in opposition. He backs Sweden's historic bid to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
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