Sweden’s latest attempt to form a coalition government fails
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says she cannot secure a majority for a cross-bloc government. Parliament speaker Andreas Norlén will now resume talks as Sweden’s coalition deadlock continues.
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A third attempt to form a government in Sweden has failed, leaving parliament speaker Andreas Norlén to resume talks with party leaders after Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said she could not secure majority support for a centrist coalition.
Ringqvist had sought to bring together parties from both the left and right. She concluded that there was “no majority” for the proposal, according to the Swedish news report published by Nieuws.nl.
The centre-left bloc won last month’s election at the expense of the right-wing bloc led by outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson then failed twice to form a coalition, and the Centre Party was asked to take the lead.
Parliament can vote up to four times on a candidate for prime minister. If the fourth attempt fails, a new election must be called. The first vote failed on 15 October, when parliament rejected Andersson’s candidacy.
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