The meeting the Center Party has invited the other red-green parties to on Friday will be held on Lidingö, just outside Stockholm. The aim is to develop a shared understanding of the situation. However, no joint appearances are planned.
Swedish politicsSocial Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has spoken with all the red-green party leaders. But the parties’ red lines remain. No one has crossed them, she says.
Swedish politicsC, V, S and MP will meet on Friday, says Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist in SVT's Agenda. The red lines against the Left Party remain firm, she emphasizes.
SwedenAlmost three weeks after the election, there is not even a rough sketch for a government. The parties seem as locked behind their red lines as on election night. And the Speaker needs to think a little more about who should be given the task of trying to form a government.
Swedish politicsThe ceremonial opening of the Riksdag was a break for the party leaders from the difficult situation over forming a government. In his speech, the King called for common solutions.
Swedish politicsSpeaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén will hold new party leadership talks on Wednesday. He hopes it will not take 134 days to form a new government this time.
Swedish politicsIt has been a week since Magdalena Andersson (S) was given the task of trying to form a government. There is still no sign of progress - or that V would back down from its ministerial demands. "You can just take it and forget it," writes deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson on X.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party was elected on a platform of lower taxes, not least for companies. Now representatives of business and industry organizations are putting pressure on the party to keep its promises. "I think you should stand up for the policies you were elected on," says Företagarna CEO Magnus Demervall.
BusinessThe red-green parties are keeping a lid on what possible meetings are taking place. According to a V source, C still refuses to sit down in joint party leadership talks.
Swedish politicsS leader Magdalena Andersson is tasked with trying to form a new government. But how she will put it together is unclear. The Left Party is not backing down from its demand for ministerial posts, while the Centre Party does not even want to sit down for a meeting with V.
Swedish politicsBank tax, baby allowance and cheaper bus passes. This could become a reality if the red-green parties fulfill their election promises. At the same time, several blue election promises on tax cuts could come to nothing.
BusinessThe votes have been counted and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) is resigning. The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country, for cohesion and against division, says S leader Magdalena Andersson in an initial comment.
Swedish politicsIt is "very likely" that Birgitta Ohlsson (C) will make it into parliament.
Swedish politicsThe Tidö parties’ chance of winning a majority is now about one in a thousand, according to mathematician Gustav Karreskog Rehbinder. Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist writes on X that the Tidö parties have "lost their government mandate".
Swedish politicsModerate leader Ulf Kristersson is not giving up hope of governing, even if the red-greens narrowly win. He intends to explore the possibilities for new cooperation with, among others, the Center Party.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party is hoping for a center-right government - and in a speech, party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist praises the rise in public support. "We have made this election campaign about substantive politics, about our vision of a more reasonable Sweden," she says to cheering supporters.
Swedish politicsCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has a good feeling about election day and believes that many floating moderate voters will vote for the Centre Party.
Swedish politicsA series of recent statements have put the spotlight on conflicts within the Tidö parties. I think we should calm down, says M leader and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Swedish politicsEbba Busch (KD) and Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) may consider collaborating on several issues if there is a change of government after the election. If we end up in opposition, I will not sit in a corner and sulk and push Magdalena Andersson into the arms of MP and V, Busch tells Sveriges Radio Ekot.
Swedish politicsThe Left Party is sticking to its ultimatum to sit in government. This is creating deadlock among the red-greens. Of course, the consequence will be a snap election, but that is up to Thand Ringqvist in that case, says V's deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson.
Swedish politicsCenter leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is prepared to vote down Magdalena Andersson as prime minister if the Left Party is allowed into government.
Swedish politicsThe Left Party has removed eight more candidates from its electoral lists over the weekend. Those removed have shared anti-Semitic, pro-Russian and hateful views, writes Expressen. “The Left Party has a long way to go, and right now they are going in the wrong direction,” says S leader Magdalena Andersson in a written comment to Aftonbladet.
SwedenFormer Center Party leader Annie Lööf is making a comeback in the election race to revive the dream of the “broad center.” S leader Magdalena Andersson, however, has not ruled out that V could be part of a government.
Swedish politicsSD leader Jimmie Åkesson urges anyone who is "bourgeois-minded" and thinks climate is important to vote for Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson.
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