Conservative leader Ulf Kristersson was on elected Sweden's new Prime Minister and was, for the first time, backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats.

• Kristersson, 58, was elected with 176 votes in favour and 173 against, after announcing a deal on Friday to form a three-party government between his Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, supported in parliament by their key ally, the far-right Sweden Democrats.
• The new government plans to cut taxes, begin the process of building new nuclear power plants, cap benefits, tighten immigration rules and give police more powers as part of a policy deal with the Sweden Democrats.