Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government
share-nodes Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has urged political parties to set aside their differences to form a government [File: Denis Balibouse/Ройтерс]
Andersson will likely face a series of challenges as she tries to persuade Sweden’s other left-wing parties to unite and form a new administration. The left-wing bloc won 176 of Parliament’s 349 seats in last week’s vote, securing a razor-thin majority of three seats.
Andersson is expected to seek the support of three other left-wing parties: the Greens, the Centre Party and the Left Party.
The socialist Left Party says Andersson will have to award some of its MPs cabinet posts to win their support. However, the liberal Centre Party insists it will not support such a government.
Andersson has until September 28 to form a government. If she fails, Kristersson, whose centre-right bloc won 173 seats, will try to form a coalition.
Coalition and minority governments are common in Sweden because the country has two major left- and right-wing blocs, both of which contain four parties.
The process of forming a government following the 2022 election took more than a month.
