Sweden's Kristersson Asked to Try Forming a Government: Reports Back by November 10 After Two Failed Votes
Swedish parliament speaker Andreas Norlen asked caretaker Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderates, on November 3 to try to form a new cabinet, with a report back due by November 10 at the latest. Earlier that day, lawmakers rejected Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister by 324 votes to 25.
After the September 13 election, the centre-left parties hold 176 of 349 seats against 173 for Kristersson's right-leaning bloc, but the four centre-left parties, while favouring Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister, disagree on the government's composition. Andersson was already rejected in the first vote on October 15. Under Sweden's negative parliamentarism, a candidate falls only if at least 175 MPs vote against; if all four permitted proposals fail, an extraordinary election must be held within three months. Two votes have now been used.
Kristersson told a press conference he would attempt to form a non-socialist government, adding it would probably be very difficult. Separately, Sweden's government said it will reintroduce internal border controls for six months from November 12, citing hybrid threats arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(Source: The Riksdag, Sweden)
Source: The Riksdag, Sweden
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