Sweden's ruling center-left in slim election lead, exit poll shows
CNN
Sweden's center-left bloc looked set for a narrow victory over right-wing opponents, an exit poll showed after voting ended on Sunday, although the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats made gains and could become the second-largest party in parliament.
The survey by public broadcaster SVT gave Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's center-left bloc 49.8% of the votes against 49.2% for the opposition right-wing parties.
Opinion polls have shown the race too close to call throughout much of the campaign and exit polls can differ from the final result. A TV4 poll on election day also showed the center-left commanding a narrow lead.
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