Andersson can be sentenced as early as this week

A month has now passed since election day and still no government is close to being in place. S leader Magdalena Andersson is to report back on her probe mission to the speaker on Tuesday and then give notice if she has succeeded in gathering a credible government document. The assignment would actually have been reported back on Monday, but the S leader requested and was given an extra day to carry out further talks before she meets the speaker.

According to several sources within the red-green parties, most things point towards Magdalena Andersson being tested in a prime ministerial vote later this week, probably on Thursday. The negotiations between the Social Democrats, the Center Party, the Left Party and the Green Party have not progressed so far that she can present a finished government alternative.

- Maybe a vote is needed to put more pressure on the parties involved, says a source.

According to DN's information, the contacts between the parties have continued over the weekend, after the Högberga meeting on Friday, but it is not about any regular negotiations.

- It would be surprising if there was a breakthrough before Tuesday. It is most likely that Magdalena Andersson will throw in the towel, says a source with insight into the negotiations.

At the same time, Speaker Andreas Norlén has said that he wants a faster process than during the record-long government formation in 2018. This also suggests that he will nominate Magdalena Andersson for the prime ministerial vote instead of giving her more probing time.

- There may be reasons to work with shorter deadlines than I did at the beginning of the process, said Andreas Norlén in connection with handing out the first probe assignment.

Magdalena Andersson has very little chance of winning a prime ministerial vote in this situation. For that to happen, there must be a majority in the Riksdag that does not vote no, which is hardly likely because there is no unified government basis.

If she loses the vote, the Speaker must appoint a new scrutineer. It is most likely that the assignment will go to M-leader Ulf Kristersson, but it could also go to the Center Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist so that she can get to the bottom of whether there really is a center alternative.

The most tangible thing that happened during Magdalena Andersson's probe mission is the meeting at Högberga farm on Lidingö last Friday. Then the leaders of the four red-green parties converged for the first time since the election. It happened at the initiative of the Center Party. The arrangement was that the party leaders had to listen to representatives of business, trade unions and authorities who gave a picture of the situation in the economy, crime fighting, climate change and more.

The tone after the meeting was very positive, while everyone admitted that no concrete steps had been taken towards a new government.

- It was a very, very good initiative from the Center Party, so I am very happy that they took it. Now during the weekend I will reflect on the next step, said S-leader Magdalena Andersson.

In order for her to be able to take office as prime minister, not only is an agreement on which policy to be pursued required. The hardest deadlock is in the question of which parties should be part of the government in that case.

V demands ministerial posts, something C says no to. C is adamant that it would be possible to form some kind of central government instead. But if V is kept out, it is required that both the Liberals and the Christian Democrats line up behind Magdalena Andersson. So far, neither Ebba Busch nor Simona Mohamsson have shown any interest in it.