The Guardian view on Sweden’s election result: an opportunity that progressive parties must not squander | Editorial

The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.

After a desperately tight race, voters rejected the prospect of the far right in government. A potential centre-left coalition needs to seize the moment European progressives searching for reasons to be cheerful have been finding them hard to come by this autumn. In Germany, the…