Sweden's Prime Minister has been ousted, as political turmoil in the country deepens.

Stefan Lofven lost a no-confidence vote on Tuesday (September 25) and will step down after four years in power.

But now who will replace him is very unclear.

Neither major political bloc holds a majority.

Elections earlier this month ended with a hung parliament.

The centre-right opposition Alliance only got one seat less that Lofven's centre-left.

Now the front-runner for the top job is Ulf Kristersson.

He's leader of the Moderates - the biggest party in the Alliance.

But without a majority, he may need support from the Sweden Democrats.

That party has roots in the white supremacist fringe.

It wants to freeze immigration and has called for a new vote on EU membership.

The Sweden Democrats leader reiterated Tuesday his party will only support a new government if it gets a say in policy.

But the Alliance says it won't negotiate with them.

There can now be four attempts to find a new government, then if the deadlock continues Sweden will hold a snap election.

But with a new vote unlikely to change the situation the pressure is on to find some kind of compromise, even if it takes weeks to thrash out.