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Jun
Swedish Government Toppled In No Confidence Vote Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. A total of 181 of the 349 MPs voted in favour of the motion, with 51 abstentions. It is the first time in Swedish history that a prime minister has been ousted in such a vote. The Social Democrat leader has a week to resign or call a snap election. The decision came after a dispute over rent controls led the Left party to withdraw its support for the coalition. The result means a collapse of the Social Democrat's…