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Sweden's center-left bloc set to win election, STV reports The center-left opposition won the Swedish elections by a very slim margin, the public broadcaster reported after 99% of the votes were counted. Thorny negotiations await the bloc even if the result is confirmed. https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-s-center-left-bloc-set-to-win-election-stv-reports/a-79299076?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf #Sweden #SwedenNews #News

Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Man prosecuted for allegedly scamming over 800,000 kronor from Unionen and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency by Sweden Herald AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A 53‑year‑old man has been charged with aggravated benefit fraud for allegedly diverting more than 800,000 kronor from Unionen’s unemployment insurance fund and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Over about two years he pretended to work as a personal assistant for a Gothenburg company, receiving 335,000 kronor from Unionen, and is also suspected of siphoning 478,000 kronor in activity‑support payments from the agency. The fraud was uncovered when an audit revealed he had never been employed at the claimed firm. The defendant denies the accusations, claiming his then‑wife handled all communication with authorities and submitted cash‑card transactions without his understanding. Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/man-prosecuted-for-allegedly-scamming-over-800000-kronor-from-unionen-and-the-swedish-social-insurance-agency #Unionen #Kollega #SocialInsurance #UnemploymentInsurance #swedennews

Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Female court employee in Malmö sentenced after searching for secret information about shooting by Sweden Herald AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A female court employee in Malmö was convicted on 15 counts of data breaches after illegally searching for classified information about a fatal shooting; she had told colleagues she knew people connected to the murder, was dismissed from her position, and received a suspended sentence from the Malmö District Court. Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/female-court-employee-in-malmo-sentenced-after-searching-for-secret-information-about-shooting #Malm #Sydsvenskan #Swedishauthorities #MalmCourt #swedennews

Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Police inspector in Skaraborg convicted of data breach by Sweden Herald AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A police inspector in Skaraborg was convicted by the district court on 21 counts of illegal data hacking and has received a suspended sentence, losing his job in the process. Internal police records also show he committed several unlawful beatings. While the police agency claimed the searches were intended to help the public, the court ruled the actions fell outside his duties and were unlawful. Consequently, the Police Authority’s human‑resources board has indicated that the inspector will be dismissed if he is found guilty of more than a few data‑breach cases. Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/police-inspector-in-skaraborg-convicted-of-data-breach #Skaraborg #SkaraborgCourt #PoliceAuthority #Humanresources #swedennews

Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Self-driving bus collides with tram, taken out of service by Sweden Herald AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A self‑driving bus in central Goth­enburg collided with a tram on its very first day of carrying passengers, the Swedish daily Göteborgs‑Posten reported. The incident occurred a few hours after the inaugural trip when the bus braked and the tram struck it from behind; no one was injured, but the bus was taken out of service while the crash is investigated. Västtrafik’s press contact Patrik Chi said the bus stopped after being hit, and project manager Per Nyrenius emphasized that the overall project remains unchanged, with safety as the top priority. The autonomous vehicle, similar in size and speed to a regular bus, has a human driver on board who can assume control if needed. Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/selfdriving-bus-in-crash-on-premiere-day-in-gothenburg #PatrikChi #PerNyrenius #Vsttrafik #GteborgsPosten #swedennews