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Swedens Social Democratic leader, Stefan Lfven: sounded out potential coalition partners yesterday. Photograph: Claudio Bresciani/EPA

Swedens Social Democratic leader, Stefan Lfven, has vowed to lead a new coalition and isolate the far-right Sweden Democrats after Sundays indecisive general election.

The Social Democrats topped the poll with 31 per cent, one of its worst-ever results, leaving Lfvens potential centre-left coalition with the Greens and Left parties 15 seats short of a parliamentary majority.

As Lfven sounded out potential partners yesterday, outgoing prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt resigned after eight years in office following a slump in support for his centre-right alliance.

Sweden has voted for change and it will get it, said Lfven, a former union official with no government or parliamentary experience. He said he hoped to secure support beyond bloc lines, a signal to Reinfeldts coalition allies.

The prime ministerial hopeful said his hand was outstretched to all other parties except the Sweden Democrats. It more than doubled its support, entering the next parliament with 12.9 per cent and a kingmaker role that its confident leader, Jimmie kesson, intends to exploit fully.

Mr Lfven has promised we will not have any influence, but we dont know how hell manage this as, today, weve a stronger grip on the balance of power than yesterday, said kesson on Swedish radio.

The Sweden Democrats leader attributed his partys success to its disciplined performance during the last parliamentary term (its first) and an election focus on problems the party attributes largely to Swedens liberal immigration policies.

The party has vowed to cut by 90 per cent Swedens intake of asylum seekers, currently among the highest in Europe.

Considering a lot of negative press about the party in the final days, its real support is probably even higher, said Dr Andrej Kokkonen, a political scientist and researcher on immigration issues at Gothenburg University.

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As national analysts say the odds are increasingly against them, Democratic senators and senior operatives remain optimistic the partys most vulnerable incumbents can survive stiff re-election challenges, even in red states where the presidents popularity is sunk.

With his national approval ratings mired in the low 40s seven weeks out from the Nov. 4 elections, Senate Democrats are well aware of the anchor President Barack Obama is proving to be in the midterms. Its clear party strategists have had to tailor their red-state strategies around that reality on a map already tilted against them, with three principles at the crux of Democrats path to defend seats in GOP-leaning and solidly Republican states where the majority will be won or lost.

As Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Executive Director Guy Cecil outlined in an interview last week with CQ Roll Call, its imperative for Democrats in these states to remind voters why they supported the incumbent in the first place, to over-perform generic Democratic numbers and continue to fund persuasion efforts along with getting out the vote through Election Day.

The presidents ratings are a factor in our elections, but they are not the only factor in our elections, Cecil said, noting the tens of millions of dollars being spent on advertising and the DSCCs field campaign efforts.

In interviews on Capitol Hill last week, Democratic senators were adamant that their colleagues individual profiles could outweigh the inherent connection to the unpopular president, even as Republicans were exuding a growing sense that the majority is well within reach. The most vulnerable incumbents include Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and Kay Hagan of North Carolina all but Hagan are from states the president lost by at least 14 points.

Republicans need a net gain of six seats to win control of the Senate, and they are working with a competitive map filled with friendly territory.

At the same time, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released last week found just 23 percent of registered voters said the country was headed in the right direction and 40 percent approved of the job Obama is doing. The presidents approval rating has been underwater in the RealClearPolitics average for well more than a year.

Its something to be concerned about. Sure it is, of course, said Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat whose retirement created a vulnerable open seat in Iowa, a swing state. But, he added, It can be overcome. I got elected to the Senate when Ronald Reagan won a landslide in 1984, so you can differentiate.

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Illegal aliens in New York could score billions in Medicaid and college-tuition money along with drivers licenses, voting rights and even the ability to run for office if Democrats win control of the state Senate in November, the Post has learned.

A little-known bill, dubbed New York is Home, would offer the most sweeping amnesty available anywhere in the country to nearly 3 million noncitizens living in the Empire State.

It would bar police from releasing any information about them to the feds, unless it involves a criminal warrant unrelated to their immigration status.

Under the proposed legislation, undocumented immigrants could also apply for professional licenses and serve on juries.

The plan hinges on Democrats who now control both the governorship and the state Assembly wresting control of the Senate from Republicans, who oppose immigration amnesty.

Bronx Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who is sponsoring the legislation in the upper chamber, said he thinks the bill would be in position to be passed if we have a stable Democratic majority in the Senate.

He also likened his measure to the campaigns to legalize same-sex marriage and medical marijuana.

Its something I believe in, Rivera said Sunday night. Its something the state can do and should do.

Democratic Brooklyn Assemblyman Karim Camara, the chief Assembly sponsor, agreed that taking the Senate was key, saying The bill would have a better shot at passing with a Democratic Senate.

I look forward [to] having a robust conversation about how significant this bill is.

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