Sweden’s new leader reaches out to foes after shock far-right gains

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Green Party spokespersons Gustav Fridolin, Asa Romson and leader of Sweden's Social Democrats Stefan Lofven pose in Stockholm

By Simon Johnson and Daniel Dickson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s centre-left leader began efforts to forge a minority government by reaching out to his defeated centre-right foes on Monday, a day after winning an election marked by big gains for an anti-immigrant party that now holds the balance of power. Stefan Lofven’s Social Democrats and two other left-leaning parties garnered more votes than the outgoing centre-right Alliance of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Sunday’s election but fell short of a parliamentary majority. …

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