Sweden's Kristersson resigns after right-wing coalition loses election

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned on Thursday after his right-wing coalition unexpectedly lost Sunday's parliamentary election to a fragmented center-left bloc. Analysts had predicted an easy win for Kristersson, but his alliance with the far-right Sweden Democrats is seen as a key factor in the defeat. Progressive leaders are framing the result as a major setback for the far right's growing influence across Europe, though the center-left now faces a difficult path to forming a government.