Magdalena Andersson gives up attempts to form a government
The S leader returns the probe mission after the Left Party's announcement about the Speaker.
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Magdalena Andersson gives up the attempts to form a government and returns the probe mission to the Speaker, ten days after the start of the mission, due to the Vänsterpartiet's announcement about the Speaker question.
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Why It Matters
Magdalena Andersson was given the task of probing by the Speaker but aborts the attempts after political setbacks in the Riksdag.
Magdalena Andersson gives up trying to put together a government, ten days after she was given the probe assignment by the Speaker. The reason is the Left Party's announcement that they are supporting Andreas Norlén (M) as the new speaker.
- Thus, a new constellation has been formed in the Riksdag of left-wing parties and moderates, said the S-leader at a press conference.
- My starting point is that the probe mission should go to one of these parties.
V leader Nooshi Dadgostar says that Andersson is still their candidate for prime minister and that the S leader must now gather the red-greens to form a government.
The M top: "Quite unreasonable"
The moderates' group leader Mattias Karlsson says that it is "incredibly strange" that Magdalena Andersson is giving up the attempts at the moment.
- That she chooses to leave the probe mission at the first setback, it feels incredibly weak.
- She should not only be allowed to return, but the speaker should tell her that "you have to make a real effort" and get down and see if you can get your side of politics together.
M leader Ulf Kristersson has not yet commented on the matter.
Pourmokhtari (L): "Wants to bully out"
SD leader Jimmie Åkesson writes in a comment to SVT:
"Magdalena Andersson's announcement was expected. We have known for a long time that she cannot get her government documents together. Today's announcement should therefore not come as a shock to anyone."
KD leader Ebba Busch writes on X that KD for "existing reasons" has "the same attitude as before the election. We are ready to take responsibility for the country."
In a post on X, L leader Simona Mohamsson addresses V's deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson: "Ida! Nothing will be done with Magda. Let's have coffee about strengthening the right to personal assistance."
Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) writes on Instagram that Magdalena Andersson "wants to bully out the second largest party in her own government but still forces the same party to vote for everything S wants", and is then "shocked" that the Left Party does not agree to it.
Open Questions
- Who will give the Speaker the next exploratory mission?
- How will the red-green parties act next?
