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The UK and Sweden had a strong relationship in the EU, regularly aligning on issues within the bloc. But this relationship has come to an end after the UK left the EU and secured a Brexit trade deal, leaving Sweden in a difficult position. Political scientist Mikael Sundstrom told Express.co.uk that Sweden will struggle to forge a new relationship with another EU member state. He said: That is an almost unresolvable situation, as there is no country which has been so solidly aligned
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The UK s departure from the EU marked a historic moment in the history of the bloc, and sparked speculation over who could leave next. No eurosceptic movements have built the sort of momentum that figures in the UK achieved, but an expert on Swedish politics believes a successful Brexit could turn heads in Stockholm. Mikael Sundstrom told Express.co.uk that if the UK s departure from the EU works out, politicians in Sweden may try to capitalise.
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The UK s departure from the EU marked a historic moment in the history of the bloc, and sparked speculation over who could leave next. No eurosceptic movements have built the sort of momentum that figures in the UK achieved, but an expert on Swedish politics believes a successful Brexit could turn heads in Stockholm. Mikael Sundstrom told Express.co.uk that if the UK s departure from the EU works out, politicians in Sweden may try to capitalise.
He said: Brexit itself and what it s done to the country, the polarisation of the UK, it s put many eurosceptic politicians in a pause because they don t want anything like that.