AI Brief
- Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson remains unable to form a government one month after the parliamentary election.
- Andersson's centre-left bloc won a narrow majority, but disagreements persist among the four parties over government participation.
- Parliament will vote Thursday on Andersson's mandate, with the possibility that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson may next attempt to form a government.
STOCKHOLM: Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats said on Tuesday she is still unable to form a government one month after the country's parliamentary election.
Andersson's centre-left bloc in a September 13 election won 176 seats to 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition but the four parties on the winning side disagree over who should be allowed to be part of a new government.
- Andersson spoke to media after she reported back to parliament's speaker on her latest attempt at forming a government.
- "The process hasn't advanced far enough," Andersson said. "I haven't secured an agreement with other parties."
- Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlensaid he will still schedule a vote on Thursday on whether Andersson can form a government.
- Andersson said she would fail a vote at this point and that it's reasonable that Kristersson next gets the speaker's mandate to try to form a government.
- There is little indication so far that Kristersson of the right-wing Moderates would be able to secure a majority, and the task of government formation could thus revert to Andersson at a later time.
