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Left wins Sweden vote, far-right party makes gains: exit poll

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Voting for Sweden's parliament ended Sunday at 1800 GMT with an exit poll suggesting a win for a Social Democrat-led left-green trio of parties and a major gain for the far-right Sweden Democrats.

The Social Democrat-led group was tipped to get 44.8 percent of the votes, according to the exit poll by public broadcaster SVT, while the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats were seen garnering 10.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent in the last election four years ago.

Voting for Sweden’s parliament ended Sunday at 1800 GMT with an exit poll suggesting a win for a Social Democrat-led left-green trio of parties and a major gain for the far-right Sweden Democrats.

The Social Democrat-led group was tipped to get 44.8 percent of the votes, according to the exit poll by public broadcaster SVT, while the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats were seen garnering 10.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent in the last election four years ago.

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