Sweden PM quits after election loss

Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced he will resign after his centre-right coalition lost a parliamentary election to a left-leaning opposition led by the Social Democrats.

Sweden PM quits after election loss

Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced he will resign after his centre-right coalition lost a parliamentary election to a left-leaning opposition led by the Social Democrats.

Mr Reinfeldt told supporters in Stockholm that he will also step down as leader of the conservative Moderate Party next year.

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