Reinfeldt's Alliance falls just short of majority

By Jarle Hetland - 23.09.2010 / 16:44 CET

Centre-right coalition set to form minority government.
● Sweden wakes up to a far-right hangover
● Exit polls give Reinfeldt second term
● Sweden's balancing act

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Fact file

Name of party Seats (percentage of votes)

Moderate Party               107 (30.1%)
Centre Party                      23 (6.6%)
Liberal People's Party     24 (7%)
Christian Democrats        19 (5.6%)
(Total, the Alliance)         173 (49.3%)

Social Democrats            112 (30.7%)
Left Party                             19 (5.6%)
Green Party                         25 (7.3%)
(Total, centre-left)             156 (43.6%)

Sweden Democrats 20 (5.7%)

Other parties (1.4%)

Total turnout: 84.6%