September 13. Sweden goes to the polls. The Sweden Democrats (SD) and the Social Democrats (S) are declining sharply, while the Left Party (V) is gaining the most of all the parties. The balance between the blocs is even.
September 15. The vote count continues. The Social Democrats demand that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) submit his resignation to the Speaker.
September 16. Seats swing back and forth during the vote count. SVT’s forecast points to an opposition victory.
September 17. The red-green parties win the election with 176 seats, against 173 for the Tidö parties. Ulf Kristersson resigns as prime minister and now leads a caretaker government. Magdalena Andersson (S) gives a victory speech.
September 18. The first round of talks with party leaders begins. Magdalena Andersson receives the first mandate to explore the possibilities for forming a government.
September 21. The red-green party leaders discuss seats on parliamentary committees. They form a coalition.
September 27. The Left Party announces that it will vote for Moderate Party member Andreas Norlén as Speaker.
September 28. The new members of parliament are called to the Riksdag. Andreas Norlén is elected Speaker for a third term, with the support of M, SD, KD, L and V. Magdalena Andersson returns her mandate to explore the possibilities for forming a government.
September 29. The Riksdag opens.
September 30. The second round of talks with party leaders is held. Norlén needs more time to appoint someone to explore the possibilities for forming a government.
October 2. The Speaker gives Magdalena Andersson the mandate again and announces that she will be put to a vote in the Riksdag as a candidate for prime minister.
October 5. Magdalena Andersson begins her second round of talks and has one week to complete it.
October 9. The red-green parties meet at Högberga farm on Lidingö to develop a shared understanding of Sweden’s challenges.
October 11. Andersson is given an extra day for talks.
October 13. The Social Democrat leader reports back to the Speaker and announces that there are no conditions for her to form a government.
October 15. The Riksdag votes against Magdalena Andersson in a prime ministerial vote. All parties except the Social Democrats vote no.
October 19. Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is tasked with exploring the possibility of a center-right government led by Magdalena Andersson, with the support of the Green Party, the Social Democrats, the Center Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals.
October 26. Thand Ringqvist meets with the Speaker and says there is not enough support for such a center-right government.
