Andersson failed to form a Swedish government

28.09.2026 13:04 HotInfo

Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson announced on Monday that she had failed to form a new Swedish government. She described negotiations with three smaller left-leaning parties as unsuccessful ahead of the constituent session of the new parliament. aktuality.sk ↗

Andersson stated that, in the current situation, she saw no possibility of forming a government. Her efforts were complicated by the Left Party's decision to support the candidate of the liberal-conservative Moderate Party for the post of speaker of parliament. Der Standard ↗

After the parliamentary elections, the Social Democrats tried to form a left-wing bloc together with three other parties. However, this cooperation also included political entities with differing positions, which made reaching an agreement on a common approach more difficult. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗

The Left Party's support for the Moderate Party's candidate also opened the way for a right-wing coalition led by outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. However, his return to a leading role in forming a government depends on further negotiations in parliament. HVG ↗

Magdalena Andersson served as Sweden's prime minister from 2021 to 2022. Following her failure, further negotiations on the possibilities of forming a government are set to follow. Sweden thus remains in a stalemate until the parliamentary parties find support for a new government line-up. Le Figaro ↗