Andersson began his speech at the party's vigil by mentioning Ukraine's defense of its democracy and freedom.
She drew the parallel that what happened in Sweden today, where men and women queued outside libraries, schools and homesteads to cast their votes, is Sweden's way of doing it.
- It makes me proud of our country.
This is how we defend our democracy and every person's vote carries equal weight.
Magdalena Andersson emphasizes that no final election results will be presented tonight.
First, the democratic machinery must be fully operational and all votes counted.
With 92 percent of the votes counted, the Social Democrats appear to have increased by 2.2 percentage points to 30.5 percent.
- Even though the election result is uncertain, I can state one thing already - we Social Democrats have made a good choice.
Support for us has increased and it is clear that Swedish social democracy is strong, she says.