The Sweden Democrats' announcement could open the door to a government led by the Moderates' Ulf Kristersson. The decision is in the Centre Party's hands. But that still seems a long way off, says political science professor Tommy Möller.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats have dropped their demand for ministerial posts and are prepared to tolerate Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister in a four-party centre-right government. Kristersson believes this could make his task of forming a government “somewhat less difficult.”
Swedish politicsJimmie Åkesson will hold a press conference in Sölvesborg on Friday at lunchtime to discuss government formation, the Sweden Democrats announce.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats deny reports that the party is ready to drop its demand for ministerial posts. “This is completely false,” says press officer Oskar Cavalli-Björkman.
Swedish politicsSweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has weighed in on the ongoing party dispute over what defines Swedishness. In an opinion piece in Expressen, he urges those who disagree with the party line to leave.
Swedish politicsCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been tasked with exploring the possibility of forming a new government. She wants to talk to all party leaders, but her party’s red lines remain firm. There are many deadlocks, she tells TT.
Swedish politicsA right-wing government including both the Centre Party and the Sweden Democrats remains a distant prospect, despite SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's invitation to the Centre Party. This is what Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) said on SVT's Agenda.
Swedish politicsSweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson invites Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to an “unconditional conversation about the parliamentary situation,” he writes on X. The SD is not, however, dropping its demand to be in government.
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