Sweden’s Andersson says unable to form government after election
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson's decision came after the Left Party said it would support a parliament speaker candidate from the rival Moderate Party.
Sweden's Social Democrat leader, Magdalena Andersson, revealed on Monday that she is unable to form a government following the recent election, which left her centre-left bloc with a narrow majority. The Left Party's decision to back a candidate from the Moderate Party, Andersson's political adversary, effectively barred her from assembling a government.
Speaking at a press conference, Andersson emphasized the seriousness of the Left Party's stance and concluded that there is currently no possibility for her to form a government. In Sweden's political landscape, the centre-left secured 176 seats while the incumbent right-wing bloc claimed 173 seats, an outcome that many interpreted as a referendum on Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's coalition-building efforts with the far-right Sweden Democrats.
The upcoming decision on who will seek backing for a government, potentially Kristersson, now rests with the speaker of parliament.
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