Can Sweden restore welfare system as increased defense spending

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While the results of Sweden's general election remain too close to call, it looks as though the country's center-left opposition may get the chance to form a new government following four years under a right-wing coalition. The report also notes that The runup to the vote was dominated domestic economic issues, including the future of the country's once famously generous welfare state. But Sweden's international financial commitments - notably to increased defense spending following its decision to join NATO against the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine - are likely to limit its options.

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