Sweden's centre-right government heads into tomorrow's election with a commanding lead in the polls - but could lose its majority if a far-right group makes it into Parliament.

Norway was poised for a power shift after the left-leaning opposition won a majority of seats in Parliament with pledges to spend more of the nation’s vast oil wealth on welfare, official election results showed early today.

GERMANY faced the prospect of economic stagnation yesterday after Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won Sunday's election with a reduced majority that narrowed his scope to implement painful reforms.