Sweden votes for Lofven, ends political deadlock

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish lawmakers have approved a center-left minority government led by caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, ending a four-month political deadlock.
The vote in parliament was 153-115 in favor of Lofven, with 77 abstentions.
His own Social Democrats and the Greens backed him and the center-right bloc voted against, while three smaller parties abstained in Friday’s ballot.
In Sweden, a prime minister can govern as long as there is no majority against him