Dead heat in Sweden's election as vote count stretches into the week
Sweden's political blocs were neck and neck after a tense Election Night, with the final count being finalised only later in the week.
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It's the final countdown: Sweden races into final stretch before election
Sweden's party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the centre left take back power or the far right enter government for the first time..
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