Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government

Magdalena Andersson will likely face several challenges as she tries to get Sweden’s other left-wing parties to unite.

Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has urged political parties to set aside their differences to form a government [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters]

Sweden’s opposition leader has officially begun talks to form a coalition government after the country’s left-wing bloc won a slim majority in last week’s election .

Magdalena Andersson, leader of the centre-left Social Democrats, was asked by Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen on Friday to begin efforts to form a new government.

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Norlen’s request follows the resignation of centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who stepped down on Thursday after the general election result was confirmed.

“I have now been tasked with exploring the possibility of forming a government. A task I undertake with great humility and will act constructively to put together a new government,” Andersson said in a statement posted on Instagram.

“My approach to the work that is now taking place is that all political forces now need to put party tactics aside and put Sweden and the Swedish people first.”

Andersson will likely face a series of challenges as she tries to persuade Sweden’s other left-wing parties to unite and form a new administration. The left-wing bloc won 176 of Parliament’s 349 seats in last week’s vote, securing a razor-thin majority of three seats.

Andersson is expected to seek the support of three other left-wing parties: the Greens, the Centre Party and the Left Party.

The socialist Left Party says Andersson will have to award some of its MPs cabinet posts to win their support. However, the liberal Centre Party insists it will not support such a government.

Andersson has until September 28 to form a government. If she fails, Kristersson, whose centre-right bloc won 173 seats, will try to form a coalition.

Coalition and minority governments are common in Sweden because the country has two major left- and right-wing blocs, both of which contain four parties.

The process of forming a government following the 2022 election took more than a month.

玛格达莱娜·安德森在努力促成瑞典其他左翼政党团结起来的过程中，可能会面临诸多挑战。

瑞典社会民主党领袖玛格达莱娜·安德森敦促各政党搁置分歧，组建政府。[图片：Denis Balibouse/路透社]

瑞典反对党领袖已正式开始组建联合政府的谈判，此前该国左翼联盟在上周的选举中以微弱优势获胜。

周五，议长安德烈亚斯·诺伦要求中左翼社会民主党领导人玛格达莱娜·安德森开始组建新政府。

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诺伦的请求是在中右翼总理乌尔夫·克里斯特松辞职之后提出的，克里斯特松在周四大选结果得到确认后辞职。

安德森在Instagram上发表声明称：“我现在的任务是探讨组建政府的可能性。我将以极大的谦逊态度接受这项任务，并将以建设性的方式组建新政府。”

“我对当前工作的理念是，所有政治力量现在都需要抛开党派策略，把瑞典和瑞典人民的利益放在首位。”

安德森在试图说服瑞典其他左翼政党团结起来组建新政府的过程中，可能会面临一系列挑战。在上周的选举中，左翼联盟赢得了议会349个席位中的176个，以微弱的三席优势获得多数席位。

预计安德森将寻求其他三个左翼政党的支持：绿党、中间党和左翼党。

左翼社会主义党表示，安德森必须将部分该党议员纳入内阁才能赢得他们的支持。然而，自由派中间党坚称不会支持这样的政府。

安德森必须在9月28日前组建政府。如果她组阁失败，克里斯特森领导的中右翼联盟赢得173个席位后，将尝试组建联合政府。

瑞典的联合政府和少数派政府很常见，因为该国有两个主要的左翼和右翼阵营，每个阵营都包含四个政党。

2022年大选后组建政府的过程耗时一个多月。