Record level of challenges after Sweden’s vote

Swedish authorities said Thursday they've received more than 800 formal appeals over this month's general election, with another 9,000 being processed, shattering the previous record of 767 set in 2018. The Sept. 13 vote gave the Social Democrat-led opposition a narrow three-seat majority over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's alliance, which included the far-right Sweden Democrats.

Prosecutors are investigating alleged vote tampering tied to Left Party candidate Mohamed Abdukardir Ali, who won a parliamentary seat in Borlänge after receiving an unusually high number of personal votes despite being ninth on his party's list. The newspaper Aftonbladet reported allegations that pre-marked ballots naming Ali were distributed and that voters were offered money; police say they've received 58 tampering reports overall, with no arrests made and no one formally suspected of a crime yet.

Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson, tasked with forming a government, needs the Left Party's support to build her coalition, making the outcome of the single disputed seat unusually consequential.

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