2017-07-27 15:15

Sweden Sinks Into Political Chaos After Classified Data Breach

Stina Stjernkvist / TT
Stina Stjernkvist / TT
Scandinavia‘s biggest economy has been hit by a political crisis that threatens to topple the Social Democrat-led government before the summer is over.

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven must now decide how to respond to parties representing a majority in the parliament as they plan no-confidence motions against three of his Cabinet ministers. They‘re being targeted for their botched response to a security breach that could have resulted in classified information getting into the hands of foreign powers.

Elections aren‘t due for another year, but economists and political analysts say the prime minister will probably need to resign, or call an early election, if Sweden is to move on.

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