The announcement of Kristersson's resignation from the post of prime minister comes shortly after the Election Authority's preliminary results showed that the opposition had won a majority. This means that the process of forming a new government can now begin in earnest.
"Now it is the Speaker who will lead the next steps towards forming a new government. In order for that work to begin immediately, I hereby request to be relieved of my duties as prime minister," writes Kristersson.
Three mandates
The mandate distribution ends at 176 for S, V, MP and C and 173 for the Tidö parties M, SD, KD and L.
"Constructive openness from the parties in parliament will now be needed for a prime minister to be tolerated - and for a new government to be able to receive support for its state budget," he writes and continues:
"Conversations will need to be held with all parties to find ways around these deadlocks and create the conditions for a stable and effective government."
KD leader Ebba Busch states in a post on X that the red-greens do not yet have a government alternative.
Speaker's round underway
"Currently, there is no one who can gather a majority in the Riksdag. The red-greens have not automatically won government power. Different parties' red lines before election day could lead to a complicated government formation," writes Busch.
Speaker Andreas Norlén can now begin the process of getting a new government in place and hold a first round of talks with the party leaders. The first task of trying to form a government is expected to go to Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson.
Although the Prime Minister has now resigned, he and the ministers remain in place as a transitional government until a new government is in place. On Friday, the Speaker will begin individual talks with representatives of the parliamentary parties, according to a press release.
