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Government negotiations are ongoing - many names are being mentioned as potential ministers

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The negotiations for a new Swedish government have begun and it is unclear whether Magdalena Andersson can form a government basis.
If she succeeds, the distribution of ministerial positions awaits, where the Social Democrats are expected to get the heaviest portfolios but perhaps fewer seats in a four-party government.
Previous governments have had 24 ministers, which can become a benchmark.

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The negotiations for a new Swedish government have begun after Magdalena Andersson was given the task of probing the possibilities for a new government basis. It is unclear which parties can cooperate and how many ministerial posts each party will get. Previous governments have had around 24 ministers.

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The negotiations for a new government have only just begun and it is still unclear what Magdalena Andersson's team will look like, or if she will even succeed in uniting the parties. There are a number of different options that could come into play, but everything ultimately depends on how the various parties stand up to each other and who draws at least some of the red lines that have been drawn.

If Magdalena Andersson succeeds in getting her government documents together, the next challenge awaits: the allocation of ministerial posts. The Tidö government included a total of 24 ministers, so it can be a benchmark for how many ministerial posts there are to spread between the parties that now hope to take over.

That the Social Democrats will seize most and heaviest portfolios is a matter of course. But if there is a four-party government, S will not have as many ministers as they are used to. In that case, a number of important names will be without ministerial jobs in the coming term.

Overall, there will be a battle over how many ministers each party will get. Of the parties in question, the Left Party is the one that got the highest election result and thus has the strongest argument for getting the most ministerial positions. The Center Party comes next and the Green Party is the smallest. However, experience shows that smaller parties that are part of a government usually get roughly the same number of ministers. The game also includes the fact that ministerial posts can be exchanged for substantive political gains.

DN's political editorial office lists here a number of names that may be relevant as ministers in a future government. The list is by no means complete and experience shows that in the end every government formation always contains some real surprises. That's how it will be this time too, if Magdalena Andersson succeeds in her mission.

Bubblers: Jonas Attenius, Kashayar Farmanbar, Fredrik Olovsson, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Ylva Johansson, Ardalan Shekarabi, Ann Linde, Anders Ygeman, Tomas Eneroth, Erik Nises, Amalia Rud Stenlöf

Bubblers: Hanna Gunnarsson, Daniel Bernmar, Ali Esbati, Nadja Awad

Bubblers: Niels Paarup-Petersen, Emma Wiesner, Ulrika Liljeberg, Rickard Nordin

Bubblers: Ulrika Modéer, Janine Alm Ericson, Alice Bah Kuhnke, Linus Lakso

Open Questions

Will Magdalena Andersson manage to form a government basis?
Which parties will form part of the new government?
How will the ministerial posts be distributed between the parties?
Which of the politicians mentioned will become ministers?