European Liberals wholeheartedly congratulate their Swedish member parties Folkpartiet Liberalerna and Centerpartiet to their results in yesterday’s Swedish parliamentary elections even if their electoral alliance is short of 3 seats for an absolute majority. "Both parties showed an impressive campaign finishing", commented ELDR Party President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck.

Only a few weeks ago, polls still suggested a comfortable majority for the alliance of the left. However, reality proved to be different.

For the first time ever, Swedish voters knew what to expect as two blocks consisting of different parties faced each other during the campaign.

In joint efforts and in the spirit of teamwork, the liberal parties together with the majority party, the Moderates, won the elections. For the first time ever in history, a center-right alliance might be able continue to serve in government.

For more analysis on the electoral alliances, read the ELDR bulletin that was published prior to the elections.