The Social Democratic leader was in contact with Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén on Monday.
I told him that the best thing for the process now would be for him to come out and say that he does not intend to hold a third vote on Ulf Kristersson (M) as prime minister unless Kristersson has secured a majority for a government, says Andersson.
She says she is now prepared to take on an exploratory mission.
Yes, it is the Speaker who decides whether he wants to appoint someone, but if he asks me to take on an exploratory mission, then of course I will.
She is open to a parallel exploratory mission with Kristersson, as was the case for a period during the formation of the government in 2018.
“Things are moving”
The Riksdag has so far held two prime ministerial votes, one on Andersson and one on C leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist. Both have failed. Two votes remain before Sweden goes to a snap election.
According to Andersson, moving forward with forming a government now requires a combination of time pressure and time for reflection.
I assess that in this situation there is too much time pressure and too little time for reflection.
I do not think that we should have a third vote in the near future.
Asked whether a third prime ministerial vote is needed to get the parties moving, Andersson replies:
My assessment is that things are moving now and decisions should not be made in panic.
“The rumors”
Andersson announced on Sunday that she wants to form a government consisting of the Social Democrats, the Moderates and the Christian Democrats, with close cooperation with the Liberals. She denies reports that the Social Democrats promised the Left Party ministerial posts in internal talks with the red-green parties.
Yes, there are rumors that we have demanded that the Centre Party absolutely have a seat in the government. That has not been the case, but we have of course discussed all the different possibilities. But we have not made any such demands on the Centre Party and we have not made any promises.
The Social Democratic leader says she continues to hold talks with all the parties in the red-green majority.
I had talks yesterday and will have them today as well.
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