Sweden’s Centre Party Leader to Explore Forming Government
Andreas Norl�n gave Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist one week to seek a centrist compromise after lawmakers rejected Magdalena Andersson's bid for a minority cabinet.
- On Monday, Oct 19, Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlen tasked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist with exploring the formation of a new government, giving her one week to meet with other parties.
- Lawmakers rejected Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson's bid for a minority cabinet on Thursday, Oct 15, leaving parliament divided despite the centre-left's narrow majority from last month's election.
- Ringqvist will pursue a "Middle" government, an option she previously advocated that excludes both the Left Party and the far-right Sweden Democrats from any coalition.
- With a report due by October 26, Norlen said, "It is quite reasonable that she is now given the opportunity to get to the bottom of the so-called centrist option."
- Other government options remain stalled, as "none appears to be making any clear progress," Norlen said, with lawmakers facing up to four votes before a fresh election must be called.
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After the Social Democratic election winner Magdalena Andersson has failed several times with a government formation, the chairman of the center party Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is now trying to save the hanging party in Sweden and save the Scandinavian country from a new election.
On Monday, the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament tasked Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, leader of the Center Party, with exploring the possibility of forming a government in Sweden, giving her a week to consult with the leaders of the other parties.
Thand Ringqvist is in charge of forming government, after political impasse since the legislative elections of 13 September, won by a reduced margin by left-wing party groups.
Swedish Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlén has asked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore options for forming a new government. Norlén gave the Centre Party leader one week to meet with other parties, Reuters reported.
(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = In Swedish politics, which has been unable to form a government for over a month since the general election, mainstream parties, excluding left and right extremist forces, have...
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has until Oct. 26 to assess prospects for centrist coalition as parties struggle to break post-election deadlock
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