Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson votes in parliamentary election

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson casted his vote in his country's parliamentary election as he seeks a second four-year term at the helm of the European Union nation that is also NATO's newest member.

Kristersson has led Sweden since 2022 with a three-party centre-right coalition.

It relies on outside support from the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party that has far-right roots but has moved toward the political mainstream, for a parliamentary majority.

If the right is reelected, it can expect Cabinet posts this time.

He's up against Magdalena Andersson of the center-left Social Democrats, a party that more often than not has led Swedish governments since World War II.

Andersson served as prime minister from 2021 until she lost power at the last election.

There are two major political blocs, one with four parties on the right and another with four parties on the left.

More than 8 million people in the nation of about 10.6 million are eligible to vote in the election for the 349-seat parliament, the Riksdag, which will elect the next prime minister.