DHAKA: The leader of Sweden's Social Democrats says he will try to form a government after their election win, but will not work with the far right.

Partial results show Stefan Lofven's opposition party are set to return to power, but with no clear majority.

They give the centre-left bloc 43.7%, ahead of the 39.3% for PM Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate Party. The far-right Sweden Democrats were at 13%.

Mr Reinfeldt conceded defeat and said he will step down as PM on Monday.

"The centre-left has more seats [in parliament] than our alliance," Mr Reinfeldt told his supporters. "So tomorrow I am going to hand in mine and my government's resignation."

He also confirmed that he would step down as leader of the conservative Moderate Party.

Mr Lofven said the country needed a "new direction" and faced major challenges after eight years of centre-right rule.

"We are in a serious situation. We have thousands of people unemployed, We have school results that are declining more than in any other OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) country," he said.

Source: BBC

BDST: 0852 HRS, SEP 15, 2014