Sweden

Sweden’s papers focused on the deadlock in the country’s election on Sunday. Svenska Dagbladet wrote that the center right and center left blocs were “completely jammed.” Göteborgs-Posten reported on the “race between blocs for answering calls” as the rivals rush to build a governing coalition.

UK

Boris Johnson dominated almost every British front page. The tabloids featured the latest lurid revelations about Johnson’s marriage problems, while the broadsheets focused on reports about the former foreign secretary’s Sunday column, in which he compared Theresa May’s Brexit strategy to a suicide bomb. The Financial Times maintained a dignified silence on BoJo, focusing instead on Brexit. According to the paper, the EU27 are ready to redraw chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier’s mandate at the informal EU summit in Salzburg next week to give him the flexibility required to cut a deal with the U.K. Several papers also featured front-page stories on the results of the Swedish election. The FT went straight down the line with the headline, “Sweden heads for dead heat, say exit polls.” The Times wrote that “Right-wing radicals make big gains in Swedish election,” focusing on the fact that the far-right Sweden Democrats got almost 18 percent of the vote.

Germany

Germany’s Die Welt led with a story on North Korea celebrating its 70th anniversary with a military parade. It also reported on the European Commission’s desire to increase deportations of failed asylum seekers. It further featured a comment piece on the head of Germany’s domestic security agency, Hans-Georg Maaßen, saying he had “gone too far.” Maaßen is facing pressure to back up his claim that a video allegedly showing protesters at far-right demonstrations in Chemnitz targeting foreigners may be part of a “misinformation” campaign. Die Tageszeitung accused Maaßen of “irritating” the country instead of stabilizing it.

France

Le Figaro led with a story on the “alarming spread of Islamist ideology” and also reported on the rise of the Swedish nationalists in Sunday’s general election. Ouest France opened with a story on the “beginning of great maneuvers” in Europe, featuring an image of liberal ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt, who told the newspaper on Sunday that he would campaign with French President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s European election and create a movement that will be a “pro-European alternative to nationalists.” Officials from Macron’s La République En Marche have accused Verhofstadt of gilding the lily.

Italy

La Repubblica led with the Swedish election, writing that while a “black wave” had been created, the far right “do not break through.” The paper also said Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini was “rejoicing” over the success of the far right.