It has been four weeks since the election, and attempts to form a government are continuing.
Magdalena Andersson was due to report to the Speaker on Monday but asked for more time, which the Speaker granted. They will now meet on Tuesday at 11 am.
Andersson can then either submit a final report or ask for more time.
More time may be granted if the Speaker determines that discussions or negotiations are ongoing and should be allowed to continue.
But so far there is no sign of a breakthrough or of any red lines being blurred. The situation still appears deadlocked between the Left Party and the Centre Party.
Try regardless
Speaker Andreas Norlén has previously taken a firmer tone, announcing that Andersson will face a vote in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) on her bid to become prime minister, whether or not she succeeds in forming a government.
If the process is not successful, we need a vote to move forward and increase pressure on the parties, Norlén said when he again gave the S leader the task of exploring the possibilities for forming a government in early October.
It is not entirely clear when a vote could take place at the earliest. First, the matter must be tabled twice in the Riksdag chamber. Members of the Riksdag must then vote on it no later than the fourth day after the proposal is presented.
"Hypothetically, and according to the regulations, a vote is possible on Thursday. But the Speaker has not called the Riksdag to a plenary session for this purpose on Tuesday," the Speaker's press secretary wrote in an email on Monday morning.
Andersson: "Unlikely"
After Friday's meeting between the Red-Greens on Lidingö, Magdalena Andersson said she did not believe she would win a vote to become prime minister at this time.
I consider that unlikely, she told Göteborgs-Posten.
The Speaker has announced that after meeting with the S leader, he will discuss the next steps with the deputy speakers.
