STOCKHOLM, October 17 (Xinhua) — The leader of the Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, was voted by the Riksdag to be Sweden’s new prime minister on Monday.
Kristersson received 176 yes votes in the Riksdag with 349 seats, while 173 voted no. There were no abstentions.
Kristersson is expected to announce his new cabinet on Tuesday.
The Blue Block, with Kristersson at the head, consisting of the Moderates, the Christian Democrats, the Liberals and the Sweden Democrats, had won 176 of the 349 seats in the Riksdag in the last election.
Source: sn.dk