Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will today present proposals for forming a centre-right government with the participation of the Centre Party, The Guardian writes.
Kristersson confirmed that he will send his proposals today to Sweden’s Centre Party. This is another attempt to break the deadlock and form a new government for the country – more than 60 days after the election.
It is this party that could determine the shape of the future government. The political force has asked the leaders of the centre-left Social Democrats and the centre-right Moderates to set out how they could work together if they come to power.
The deadline for submitting proposals expires this afternoon.
“Both options have their difficulties. The more natural centre-left bloc led by Magdalena Andersson (the Social Democrats) is paralysed by the Left Party’s demands to take part in government decision-making – which, the Centre Party says, is unacceptable,” the newspaper notes.
At the same time, the alternative option proposed by Kristersson also poses awkward questions for the Centre Party – in particular, about how it would deal with the far-right Sweden Democrats.
The Guardian reports that a compromise has been proposed: the Sweden Democrats remain in opposition but support a centre-right minority government.
- On 15 October, Sweden’s parliament rejected the candidacy of Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson for the post of prime minister. The vote was the first of four possible rounds to elect a prime minister.