Talks on Forming a Government Continue in Sweden
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Political talks on forming a new government are continuing in Sweden following the September 13 parliamentary election. In the 349-seat Riksdag, the centre-left bloc secured 176 seats, while the centre-right bloc won 173. On September 18, Speaker Andreas Norlén asked Social Democratic leader…
Political talks on forming a new government in Sweden are continuing following the parliamentary elections held on September 13. According to the final election results, the center-left bloc led by the Social Democratic Party won 176 seats in the 349-member Riksdag. The center-right bloc secured 173 seats.
Following the elections, Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén formally tasked Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson on September 18 with exploring the possibilities of forming a government.
However, on September 28, Andersson announced that she had ended her attempt to form a government. The move was prompted by disagreements among the parties within the center-left bloc. In addition, the Left Party’s indication that it was prepared to support another candidate for the position of Riksdag speaker further complicated the negotiations over government formation.
A total of eight parties are represented in Sweden’s Riksdag. According to the final results, the Social Democrats won 99 seats, the Moderates 70, the Sweden Democrats 62, the Left Party 30, the Centre Party 25, the Christian Democrats 22, the Green Party 22 and the Liberals 19 seats.
After Magdalena Andersson returned the mandate to form a government, the Riksdag speaker must determine the next step. Thus, although the distribution of parliamentary seats following the election is known, the composition of the new government has not yet been determined.