September 13. Sweden goes to the polls. The Sweden Democrats (SD) and Social Democrats (S) are declining sharply, while the Left Party (V) is gaining the most of all parties. The balance between the blocs is even.
September 14. The opposition leads with 176 seats to the government's 173.
September 15. The vote count continues. The Social Democrats demand that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) submit his resignation to the Speaker.
September 16. The seat count swings 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 to the Tidö parties' 173. 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 consultations with party leaders begins. Magdalena Andersson receives the first mandate to explore the possibility of forming a government.
September 21. The red-green parties' group leaders discuss seats on parliamentary committees. They form a bloc. Later in the week, they discuss the Speaker election.
September 27. V announces in the evening that it will vote for Moderate Party (M) member Andreas Norlén as Speaker.
September 28. The newly elected members of parliament are called to the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament). 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 possibility of forming a government.
September 29. The Riksdag opens.
September 30. The second round of the Speaker election is held. Norlén needs more time to appoint a person to explore the possibility of forming a government.
October 2. The Speaker gives Magdalena Andersson the mandate again and announces that she will be put to a vote as prime minister.
October 5. Magdalena Andersson resumes her efforts to form a government and has one week to complete them.
October 9. The red-green parties meet at Högberga farm on Lidingö to develop a shared understanding of Sweden's challenges.
October 11: Andersson gets an extra day to explore the possibility of forming a government.
October 13: Andersson reports back to the Speaker and announces that the conditions are not in place for her to form a government.
October 15. The Riksdag votes on whether the Social Democrats' leader should become prime minister and form a single-party Social Democratic government.
