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Sweden’s parliament elects conservative prime minister

Ulf Kristersson who has been elected as Sweden's new Prime Minister gestures, at Riksdagen, in Stockholm, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. The Swedish parliament has elected Ulf Kristersson — the conservative Moderate Party leader — as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP) Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson speaks after being elected as Sweden's new prime minister at the Parliament in Stockholm, Monday Oct. 17, 2022. The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP) Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, speaks during a press conference regarding the formation of the government, at the Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency via AP) Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson, center, after being elected as Sweden's new prime minister at the Parliament in Stockholm, Monday Oct. 17, 2022. The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP) Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson, center, smiles after being elected as Sweden's new prime minister at the Parliament in Stockholm, Monday Oct. 17, 2022. The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP) Ulf Kristersson who has been elected as Sweden's new Prime Minister gestures, in Stockholm, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. The Swedish parliament has elected Ulf Kristersson — the conservative Moderate Party leader — as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radical far-right party. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)