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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democratic Party resigned today after a right-wing coalition won a parliamentary majority in Sunday's election, the Associated Press reported, citing BTA.

Andersson met with Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen to formally inform him of his resignation.

She will continue to serve as prime minister until a new government is formed.

Norlen is expected to ask the leader of the center-right Moderate Coalition Party, Wolf Kristersson, to try to form a cabinet.

After the elections on Sunday, the right-wing bloc has 176 parliamentary seats, and the center-left coalition with the participation of the Social Democrats - 173.

With 99.9 percent of the vote counted, Andersson conceded defeat yesterday, and leader of the nationalist Sweden Democrats party Immi Okeshon declared victory for the four-party right-wing bloc.

The Swedish Prime Minister resigns

The Sweden Democrats won more votes than the Moderate Coalition Party, but are seen as unlikely to form a government.

However, the nationalist, anti-immigrant party is expected to have significant influence over the government after becoming the second-largest political force in parliament and winning the most votes of any right-wing party, the AP noted.

Andersson, who is the leader of the largest party in parliament, resigned less than a year after becoming Sweden's first female prime minister.

The new parliament is scheduled to convene for the first time on September 26.

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