Swedish PM resigns after conceding election defeat to rightwing bloc

Loose coalition of far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-right parties wins majority of three in parliament

The leader of Sweden's incumbent Social Democrats has resigned as prime minister after conceding defeat in the country's knife-edge election, handing victory to a loose bloc of rightwing parties that includes the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD).

The PM, Magdalena Andersson, called a press conference at which she accepted defeat, while pointing out that her Social Democrats remained Sweden's largest party with more than 30% of the vote - and that the majority in parliament for the right bloc was very slim.