Swedish Opposition Leader Abandons Bid to Form Coalition Government as Far-Left and Centre Clash
The Social Democratic leader's failure to win over the far-left handed the speaker the task of deciding who tries to form government next.
TL;DR
- Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, abandoned her bid to form a government.
- The decision followed 15 days of negotiations with the opposition left-wing bloc.
- Andersson's party won the most votes but not enough for a majority government.
- Failure to agree with the Left Party led to the return of her mandate to the speaker.
- The Left Party had conditions for supporting Andersson as prime minister.