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Sweden: Right-wing party get 4 chairmanships in parliament

FILE - Poll workers count votes at a polling station at Vilans school in Nacka near Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. A right-wing populist party that received the second-most votes in Sweden’s general election last month landed the chairmanships of four parliamentary committees Saturday Oct. 1, 2022, and with it, the ability to wield more influence in mainstream Swedish politics. The positions to be held by lawmakers from the Sweden Democrats include chairing the Riksdag's justice, foreign affair, business affairs and labor market committees. (Maja Suslin/TT News Agency via AP, File) FILE - Supporters of the Sweden Democrats react on the results of the exit polls at the party's election watch at the Elite Hotel Marina Tower in Nacka, near Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. A right-wing populist party that received the second-most votes in Sweden’s general election last month landed the chairmanships of four parliamentary committees Saturday Oct. 1, 2022, and with it, the ability to wield more influence in mainstream Swedish politics. The positions to be held by lawmakers from the Sweden Democrats include chairing the Riksdag's justice, foreign affair, business affairs and labor market committees. (Stefan Jerrevång/TT News Agency via AP, File)