STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telia's plan to buy Bonnier Broadcasting could prompt the Swedish government to sell its 37 percent stake in the telecoms firm to limit state influence over local media, particularly if the centre-right bloc wins Sunday's general election.
The $1 billion deal, announced in July, is politically sensitive because the government already controls Sweden's public service television network SVT, while Bonnier's TV4 is the Scandinavian country's biggest commercial channel.
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