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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson Criticizes Speaker Norlén’s Decision to Put Thand Ringqvist to a Vote as Prime Minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson is critical of the decision to put the Center Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to a vote as prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:16:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Parliament to Vote on Centre Party Leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist for Prime Minister Tuesday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist will face a vote for prime minister next week, according to the speaker. If she is voted down, the task of trying to form a government will go to Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kristersson says Speaker must now lead Sweden’s government formation talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén has not yet announced how he intends to proceed with forming a new government. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson believes the next step should be to let the Riksdag vote on Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson again.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Still Has No Government Six Weeks After Election as Talks Continue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six weeks have passed since election day, and yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centre Party Leader Says There Is No Majority for a Centre-Right Government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is no majority for a centre-right government, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says. She is shelving the idea for now, but hopes red lines will be blurred as the threat of a snap election looms.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist rules out cooperation with the right as she explores centrist government option]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Centre 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Speaker tasks Centre Party leader with exploring a centrist government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén has tasked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist with exploring the prospects for a centrist government that can win the Riksdag’s support. “My ambition is to help find a solution to the government issue, not to become prime minister myself,” she says.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/sweden-still-has-no-government-as-speaker-andreas-norln-prepares-to-announce-next-step</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:50:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Åkesson Invites Center Party Leader to Talks on Sweden’s Parliamentary Deadlock, Keeps SD’s Government Demand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Threat of snap election puts pressure on Swedish parties to reach a government deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén to announce next step in government talks on Monday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén will hold a press conference on Monday to discuss the next step in forming a government, he announced in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:03:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Government Formation Stalemate: What Has Happened Since the Election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More than a month has passed since election day, yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Andersson is voted down, no party leader wants the next government-forming assignment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson was voted down as prime minister by all parties except the Social Democrats. The next assignment to try to form a government is now to be handed out, but no party leader wants it.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/centre-party-to-vote-against-magdalena-andersson-as-prime-minister</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Parliament Rejects Mohamed Ali’s Leave Request, Citing Strict Rules]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[V-member Mohamed Ali's leave application has been rejected by the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament). The rules on leave for personal matters are very restrictive, Speaker Andreas Norlén says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Left Party leader urges clear leadership as Sweden’s government talks stall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Left Party’s Nooshi Dadgostar regrets that government negotiations have not progressed further. “What is needed now is clear leadership that recognises the parliamentary reality,” she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Magdalena Andersson expects to lose Thursday’s prime minister vote in Sweden’s Riksdag]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson gives up her attempt to form a government, but the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) will still vote on her as prime minister. “I will lose,” she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish PM Vote on Magdalena Andersson Could Take Place This Week]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has asked for more time to explore the possibilities of forming a government. A first vote on the prime minister could still take place as early as this week.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:33:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson Could Face Prime Minister Vote as Early as Wednesday Amid Deadlock]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: Speaker has been given too much power in government talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new government seems as distant as on election night. The daily newspaper Tidö wants Magdalena Andersson (S) to be tested in a sharp vote for prime minister. The Speaker is not supposed to be playing with by-elections, says political scientist Tommy Möller.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New government still out of reach after Sweden’s election, here’s what has happened so far]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just over two weeks have passed since the election, but a new government seems a long way off. Here is what has happened since election day.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Åkesson wants Speaker to put Andersson to a vote in the Riksdag]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson has thrown in the towel, but Jimmie Åkesson (SD) still thinks the Riksdag should vote on her as a prime minister candidate. She went to the election to form a government with these four parties. Now it's up to the Speaker, Åkesson says, who is not afraid of a snap election either.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén calls new party leader talks on Wednesday over Sweden government deadlock]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:47:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksdag re-elects Andreas Norlén as Speaker after Left Party backs Moderate candidate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag once again elects the Moderate Andreas Norlén as Speaker. Norlén is re-elected after the Left Party supported the Moderates' candidate.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson abandons bid to form government, blames Left Party]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson ends the attempt to form a new government and blames the failure on the Left Party (V). She says they have joined forces with the Moderates.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:57:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Majority backs Andreas Norlén for another term as Speaker of the Riksdag]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is now a majority in favor of Andreas Norlén continuing as Speaker of the Riksdag for another four years. The Moderates and the other Tidö parties have nominated him for the post. On Sunday evening, the Left Party also backed Norlén.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:53:21 GMT</pubDate>
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