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   David Crouch in Gothenburg

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   Sweden is on the brink of political chaos after the far right said it
   would exploit its kingmaker role in parliament to stop the centre-left
   coalition from passing a budget, potentially forcing the government to
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   But the Alliance risks being seen by voters to be relying on the far
   right to bring down the government. The Sweden Democrats are treated as
   pariahs by the mainstream parties and the media, but they more than
   doubled their vote in September elections to almost 13% on the back of
   rising hostility to immigration.

   Parliament could return the budget to the finance committee for further
   deliberation and to buy time, but such a move only makes sense if there
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       David Crouch: The far right party forced the prime minister to call
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