Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Sweden is now leaving 200 years of neutrality and military non-alignment behind, following the Hungarian parliament's .
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While both nations originally intended to walk the NATO path together, Sweden s bid has stalled, whereas Finland s appears more promising, sparking a rift between the neighbors.
SUE REID: Late last month, with electioneering under way, there was a shootout by masked youths at a children s playground in Eskilstuna, a pretty manufacturing town.
Un bloc inédit réunissant la droite et l'extrême droite a remporté de justesse les élections législatives en Suède, chassant du pouvoir la gauche aux commandes depuis huit ans.