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Moderate Party
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- 1Sweden's centre left wins more seats but still can't govern●Sweden's centre left won 176 seats to 173 and still can't govern. Andersson gave up after the Left Party backed a Modera
Sweden remains deadlocked after an election in which the centre-left bloc won 176 seats to 173, yet Magdalena Andersson gave up trying to form a government. The Left Party's decision to back a Moderate for Speaker angered her bloc, the Centre Party refuses any deal giving influence to the Sweden Democrats or the Left, and Jimmie Åkesson won't support a government without SD. Ulf Kristersson, despite leading the smaller bloc, may now attempt to form a government.
- 2Blue vs blue battle over progressive politics in Seattle district●Battle over progressive politics pits blue vs blue in this Seattle legislative district
A Seattle-area legislative district has become the stage for an intra-party fight, with rival factions of Democrats competing over what progressive politics should mean locally. The contest, covered by KUOW, reflects broader tensions between moderate and left-leaning wings within the same party, turning a typically safe blue district into a politically competitive race.