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  "id": 8263205,
  "title": "Swedish opposition leader Andersson tasked with forming govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/swedish-opposition-leader-andersson-tasked-with-forming-govt-8263205",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:02:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/18/swedish-opposition-leader-andersson-tasked-with-forming-govt"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sweden's parliament speaker announced on Friday that opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats has been tasked with forming a new government following the recent election. Andersson, who previously served as Sweden's first female prime minister from 2021 to 2022, faces the challenge of uniting the left-wing bloc, which has been divided by ideological differences. The three other left-wing parties she plans to work with are the Socialist Left, the Centre Party, and the Greens. However, the Centre Party has indicated that it will not support a government that includes cabinet positions for the Left Party, which insists on being a part of a left-wing coalition. With a three-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament, Andersson must report her progress to the new parliament on September 28. If she fails to form a government, outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will attempt to build his own majority. The process to form a government following the 2022 election took 37 days, while in 2018, it took 134 days.",
  "summary": "Magdalena Andersson is expected to try to form a government with the three other left-wing parties, the socialist Left, the liberal Centre and the Greens.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "'I am available to form a new government': Swedish opposition leader meets speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/i-am-available-to-form-a-new-government-swedish-opposition-leader",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:00:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Swedish opposition leader Andersson tasked with forming govt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/swedish-opposition-leader-andersson-tasked-with-forming-govt",
        "published": "2026-09-18T15:02:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}