Swedish parties make deal to end months of deadlock - Aftonbladet


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: Stefan Lofven gives a news conference at Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden November 23, 2018. Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Centre and Liberal parties have agreed on a deal to give Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven a second term as prime minister, potentially ending months of deadlock, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

The deal still has to be approved by the parties' governing committees, the newspaper said, and there was no immediate confirmation from any of those mentioned.

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