Swedish Parliament Rejects Andersson's Bid to Form Government, Extending Uncertainty
Sweden's parliament on Thursday, October 15, rejected Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson's bid to form a minority government, as widely expected, extending a period of uncertainty over who will become prime minister after last month's general election.
Four centre-left opposition parties, which have all said they favour Andersson as prime minister, won a majority of seats in the Riksdag in the September 13 election but do not agree on who should be part of a new government. Andersson's centre-left bloc won 176 seats to 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition. Andersson said on Tuesday she had so far been unable to form a government.
Following the parliamentary vote, coalition talks will continue, with the shape of Sweden's next government still to be negotiated among the parties. (GSM, based on Reuters reporting)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 斯德哥尔摩议会大厦。The parliament house, stockholm. Photo by Gordon Leggett, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
