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Stalemate in Sweden as parliament ousts prime minister
By EUobserver
Sweden's acting prime minister Stefan Lofven lost a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday, 204 votes to 142, in the wake of September's election. The opposition centre-right alliance, led by Ulf Kristersson, is now expected to try to form a new government, but would depend on the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), something Kristersson has ruled out. "We will not allow SD .... to control the political orientation," he told STV.