Sweden's new PM Kristersson appoints cabinet


FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson gestures, after being confirmed as new prime minister, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 17, 2022. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's new right-wing prime minister, Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson, appointed party colleagues Elisabeth Svantesson as finance minister and Tobias Billstrom as foreign minister in his minority coalition on Tuesday.

Sweden's parliament confirmed Kristersson on Monday after more than month of talks to forge a coalition agreement and agree a policy platform with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, who will support the government in parliament.

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