One of the familiar rites of spring in Western Europe is the general election. Last week millions of Europeans in three countries, two of them free and the third restless under paternalism, cast their ballots. Results:
<J In Sweden Tage Erlander's Socialists, who have dominated Swedish politics for 25 years, returned to power with a limited mandate. The nation's 4,000,000 ballots were split evenly for and against them. Socialists gained six seats but fell short of a majority in the 231-seat lower house, will still need the help of the minuscule Communist Party (five seats) to maintain their welfare state,...
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