The Center: "We have not changed our position on SD"

The center party made a new announcement after Jimmie Åkesson opened on Friday to release a bourgeois four-party government without the SD getting ministerial posts. Now C-leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist wants to see each "total package" from Ulf Kristersson and Magdalena Andersson respectively, where they explain how they want to rule Sweden.

In that case, a bourgeois four-party government would rule in a minority and need SD's support in every vote where the three red-green parties join forces. A central message from C in the election campaign was that they said no to all government cooperation with Jimmie Åkesson.

That line is firm, according to the Centre's party secretary Hannes Hervieu.

- We have said that both government images must present their total package with what kind of political content they want to see and how they intend to get their policy through. Our stance on the Sweden Democrats and our view of them has not changed, he says.

How could Kristersson form a government that is not dependent on the Sweden Democrats?

- Ulf Kristersson has to show that and that is why we have asked him to present this total package, says Hannes Hervieu.

He welcomes Magdalena Andersson's proposal for a three-party government with S, C and MP cooperating with V.

- Magdalena Andersson has presented a form that we think is interesting. The next step must then be to also discuss the political content of it, says Hannes Hervieu.

A war of words is now going on daily between C and V about who is to blame for the fact that the formation of the government has not progressed further. The centrist parties point to the left-wing parties' ultimate demands for ministerial posts.

- Now it is ultimately up to the Left Party if they want to see Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. We look forward to discussing a political content for such a government, says Hannes Hervieu.