Sweden’s Andersson Says She Is Still Unable to Form a Government
- On Tuesday, Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson reported to parliament she failed to unite centre-left parties, citing "incompatible positions regarding the government question."
- Following the September 13 election, Andersson's centre-left bloc won 176 seats against Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's 173, yet the four winning parties remain deadlocked over coalition composition.
- The Left Party demands a cabinet seat to support the government, while the Centre Party refuses to collaborate with any government including the Left Party.
- Andersson requested a 24-hour extension on Sunday to continue exploratory talks, then returned to Speaker Andreas Norl on Tuesday to present her unsuccessful outcome.
- Speaker Norl must now decide whether to force a parliamentary vote on Andersson's candidacy, continuing a process spanning two separate mandates since September 18.
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A month later, the leader of the Social Democrats Magdalena Andersson failed on 13 October, for the second time, to form a government, because the alliance formed by the centre left during the elections collapsed, and the centrists refused to govern with the radical left. There are now several scenarios for Sweden, with the risk, in the event of disagreement, of having to call new parliamentary elections.
Sweden center-left leader fails to form government
Sweden’s Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson announced her inability to form a government despite progress with left-wing blocks. She expressed that the current conditions do not allow for a government supported by parliament.
The second attempt to form a government of the centre-left alliance in Sweden has also failed. Disputes are also ministerial posts for the Left Party.
Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson said on Tuesday that she has so far been unable to form a government after September's elections, but remained ready to face a parliamentary vote on her candidacy for prime minister, according to the public broadcaster.Andersson's centre-left bloc narrowly won the election of September with 176 seats against 173 of the right-wing coalition, but remains divided over the composition of the new governme…
Reformatorisch Dagblad
The left-wing opposition parties in Sweden have failed to form a coalition a month after the elections. Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson announced on Tuesday that the parties had not reached an agreement.
(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = Negotiations to form a coalition government for the center-left bloc, which won the Swedish general election last month, are facing difficulties.
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