Andreas Norlén gives the task back to Magdalena Andersson

Andreas Norlén says that after holding talks with the other party leaders and the deputy speakers, he concluded that Magdalena Andersson (S) still has the best chance of forming a government that is tolerated by the Riksdag.

The parliamentary conditions, he says, have not changed since the election results were presented: the red-green side simply has more seats than the Tidö parties.

- Magdalena Andersson and I agree on this and we agree that the assignment should be concluded with a vote in the Riksdag.

Magdalena Andersson's probing mission formally begins on Monday, the results of the efforts must then be reported to the Speaker on October 5. Then the social democratic party leader can either ask for an extension of the assignment or end the probe.

If the probe ends, a prime ministerial vote will take place afterwards, on October 14 at the earliest.

Frizz on the thread

Andreas Norlén says that he does not see it as starting a new round of probing with Magdalena Andersson regaining the assignment.

- I see it as this is the same probe mission. What happened this week has been a kind of hitch, a wrinkle in the thread. Now we continue in the way we planned from the beginning.

The fact that Magdalena Andersson returned the assignment as a result of the Left Party voting for him as speaker, instead of supporting the Social Democrats' speaker alternative, is an issue that Andreas Norlén believes the parties must now leave behind.

With Magdalena Andersson getting the assignment back, Andreas Norlén says he wants to send "a signal" to the four opposition parties. He is aware that there are still significant deadlocks between the parties.

- I don't want to review the parties or the process, but I want to send a signal that reflection and reconsideration are now needed.

A friendly person

When asked if an effort of persuasion was required on Norlén's part to get Andersson to proceed with the probes, he says that this was not the case.

- I am a friendly person, I think we agreed on this in good spirit.

According to Andreas Norlén, it is still an open question how much time Magdalena Andersson will get if she asks for an extension of the probe assignment on Monday, October 12.