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September 6: Don’t miss today’s news

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Sweden’s Social Democrats are debating how Magdalena Andersson could govern, while party figures express concern about a possible power shift and a potentially damaging cooperation.
  • Sweden Democrats coordination chief Gustav Gellerbrant rejected an investigation’s claims about his partner and is taking immediate parental leave.
  • Other top stories include a strong showing by the far-right AfD in a German state election, a fatal fall at an ICA staff party, and Ukrainian criticism of a new UN-adopted world map showing Crimea in a different color.

Magdalena Andersson says she has “many Excel sheets” as Sweden’s Social Democrats grow increasingly nervous about the prospect of governing. Sebastian Wegbratt, the party’s youngest chair at 18, believes a change of government is possible, while former party leader Håkan Juholt, 63, is already disappointed.

Sources high in the party believe one particular cooperation could damage the Social Democrats. The question of where Andersson would turn if the party wins the election is among the issues highlighted in the day’s coverage.

There are many Excel sheets.

· Magdalena AnderssonShe discussed how she could govern if the Social Democrats win the election.

Gustav Gellerbrant, head of the Sweden Democrats’ coordination office, rejected Expo’s reporting about his partner as “a long series of claims and disconnected pieces of information.” He is handing in his access card to the Government Offices and taking immediate parental leave.

A long series of claims and disconnected pieces of information.

· Gustav GellerbrantHe rejected Expo’s reporting about his partner.

In Germany, the far-right AfD was close to winning its own majority in Saxony-Anhalt, according to an exit poll published at 6 p.m. If confirmed, it would mark the first time since World War II that a far-right party could take power in a German state.

A man in his 20s died after falling from a great height outdoors during a 50th-anniversary party for an ICA store at Johannesberg Castle in Gottröra. Acting store manager Tommy Larsson said crisis support had been available throughout Sunday. Ukraine, meanwhile, reacted angrily after Crimea appeared in a different color from the Ukrainian mainland on a new world map adopted by the United Nations.

We have had crisis support here all Sunday.

· Tommy LarssonThe acting ICA store manager described the response after a fatal fall at the staff party.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.