Pressure is mounting on the red-greens to reach an agreement after the first of four possible votes for prime minister. “The votes are a game. That’s not how they were intended to be used,” says Tommy Möller, a professor of political science at Stockholm University.
Swedish politicsThe earliest Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, could face a vote for prime minister in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) is Wednesday. The speaker can call a vote even if she is likely to be defeated, in order to move the process forward.
Swedish politicsThe preliminary investigation into threats against Sweden's former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is being closed, reports Hallands Nyheter.
Swedish politicsSweden's former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) has reportedly received death threats in Varberg, according to information given to Aftonbladet.
Swedish politicsHis coffee break after the 2018 election was a talking point. But this time the parties may need to be put under more pressure, Speaker Andreas Norlén believes. There are reasons to work with slightly shorter deadlines, he says.
Swedish politicsThe leaderships of the Social Democrats and the Moderates are meeting to discuss the election results. Both parties hope to win the post of prime minister.
Swedish politicsThis year's election campaign gives the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, "a little vibe of 2018," when it took 134 days for Sweden to get a new government after the election. If this is to be a faster and better process this time, the parties simply need to be much more willing to give up their red lines, Norlén says in an interview with TT.
Swedish politicsSpokesperson Amanda Lind wants to get a "kickstart for the climate" if the Green Party takes a seat in government. She does not deny that gasoline will become more expensive in the future, but says this applies regardless of the government. No other party than the Green Party speaks out about this, she says.
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