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Sweden's Andersson unable to form government a month after election
Magdalena Andersson has not secured a government deal one month after Sweden's September 13 parliamentary election.
Her centre-left bloc won 176 seats, compared with 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition.
The election result left parties on the winning side divided over who should join a new government.
Andersson says she would lose a vote now on whether she can form one.
Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen will still schedule that vote for Thursday.
Andersson says it is reasonable for Kristersson to get the next chance to form a government.
Kristersson may also struggle to win majority support, and the task could return to Andersson later.
Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson said she is still unable to form a government one month after the parliamentary election.
Her centre-left bloc won 176 seats, compared with 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing coalition.
The four parties on the winning side disagree over who should be allowed to join a new government.
Andersson said she had not secured an agreement with other parties and would fail a parliamentary vote at this point.
Speaker Andreas Norlen said a vote on Andersson’s ability to form a government would still be scheduled for Thursday.
Andersson said Kristersson should next receive the speaker’s mandate to try to form a government, though there is little indication he can secure a majority.
- Who
- Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s opposition leader and Social Democrats leader, is trying to form a government.
- What
- She said she remains unable to form a government and has not secured an agreement with other parties.
- When
- October 13, one month after the September 13 parliamentary election.
- Where
- Sweden.
- Why
- The parties disagree over who should be allowed to join a new government, and Andersson has not secured an agreement with other parties.
Andersson's centre-left bloc
Kristersson's right-wing coalition
Government formation
Andersson's centre-left bloc
Andersson said she was unable to form a government and that she would fail a vote at this point.
Kristersson's right-wing coalition
The four parties on the winning side disagree over who should be allowed to be part of a new government.
Next mandate
Andersson's centre-left bloc
Andersson said it was reasonable for Kristersson to next get the speaker's mandate to try to form a government.
Kristersson's right-wing coalition
There is little indication that Kristersson would be able to secure a majority.
Sweden held its parliamentary election, in which Andersson's centre-left bloc won 176 seats and Kristersson's right-wing coalition won 173.
Andersson reported back to the parliament speaker on her latest attempt and said she was still unable to form a government.
The speaker said a vote would be scheduled on whether Andersson could form a government.
- Centre-left bloc seats
- 176
- Right-wing coalition seats
- 173
- Election date
- September 13
- Latest report
- October 13, one month after the election
- Speaker
- Andreas Norlen
What people are saying
The process hasn't advanced far enough
I haven't secured an agreement with other parties
Sources
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