Swedish Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlen (L) meets with incumbent Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader Stefan Lofven at the Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden, September 27, 2018. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's anti-immigration party - shunned by the political mainstream - insisted on Thursday it would block the formation of a new government unless it gets a say in policy - leaving parliament deadlocked three weeks after a general election.
The Sweden Democrats have grown in popularity since entering parliament in 2010 and hold the balance of power after winning 62 seats in the 349-member house at a Sept. 9 election.
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