She has reported back on the exploratory mission assigned to her by Andreas Norlén last week.
According to Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, her talks have shown that there is a majority for "centrist policies" but not for a government based on them.
The Center Party has taken the initiative on several different issues. Now it is up to the other parties to see what they can do, she says.
Red lines remain
According to Thand Ringqvist, the parties’ red lines remain firm, including the Center Party’s opposition to the Left Party joining a government and to any form of cooperation with the Sweden Democrats.
All parties with red lines must think about how they will handle them, says Thand Ringqvist.
The Center Party has said it is prepared to allow a one-party Social Democratic government if it pursues centrist policies. Thand Ringqvist stands by this position.
She has also not given up on a centre-right government at a later date, perhaps before a fourth vote on the prime minister.
"I still think a centre-right government may be possible at a later date," she says.
Up to the Speaker
Over the past week, she has met the leaders of all parliamentary parties, but has been exploring the possibility of a centre-right government in which the Christian Democrats, Liberals, Greens and Centre Party would support Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister.
Both Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson and Christian Democratic leader Ebba Busch have maintained that their candidate for prime minister is Ulf Kristersson (M).
Now it is up to the Speaker to decide how the process will proceed, says Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.
