Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, leader of the Social Democrats, waves during an election party on Sunday in Stockholm. (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)Contributing columnistFor better or worse, Sweden has emerged from its Sunday election as part of the new normal of European politics. Apart from the refugee and migration issue, the world was largely absent in Sweden’s election debate. And the right-wing Sweden Democrats weren’t helped in their campaign by their hostility to the E.U. The earthquake many feared in the Sweden Democrats becoming the largest or second-largest political party of the country didn’t happen.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2018 16:41 UTC