Sweden's Outgoing PM Kristersson to Try to Form New Government
The speaker gave the outgoing prime minister one week to seek a majority government after lawmakers rejected two other candidates.
- On Tuesday, Swedish lawmakers rejected Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister, as the Nordic country continues to struggle with post-election gridlock.
- The September election gave the centre-left opposition parties 176 of 349 Parliament seats, but deep policy divisions between the Social Democrats and The Left Party have prevented them from forming a majority.
- Lawmakers previously rejected Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson on October 15 after she failed to build a cabinet. Parliament allows only four total ballots before new elections must be called.
- Speaker Andreas Norlen has tasked Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson with forming a cabinet, following Thand Ringqvist's admission that she could not forge a centrist coalition.
- Kristersson described his mandate as 'very difficult' but 'not impossible,' though there is little indication he can secure a majority to form a government.
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Magdalena Andersson (S) flatly refuses to support a new right-wing government, and at the same time she gives the Center Party a boot.
Ulf Kristersson's first week of negotiations culminated in press conference theater. But one thing is certain: Sweden is closer to a government than at any time since the election.
The task of forming a government has become 'a little less impossible,' says Ulf Kristersson and asks for more time.
The Speaker of Sweden has chosen to extend Ulf Kristersson's exploratory mission for the Moderate Party by a few days. The Centre Party is open to cooperation.
After several attempts, the ball is now in the camp of the outgoing Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson. His chances are slim. ...
In Sweden, following two failed attempts to form a government, Prime Minister Kristersson is expected to start exploratory talks.
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