Red-Green party leaders in fateful meeting: "Everyone must give and take"

For four hours on Friday afternoon, party leaders from S, V, C and MP will receive a presentation on the situation for Sweden at Högberga gård on Lidingö outside Stockholm. Business, trade unions and authorities will give an update from their perspectives on how things are going with the economy, the labor market, the climate and much more. The meeting takes place on the Centre's initiative.

The party leaders had a positive attitude when, on the way in, they met the media in a tent where the rain pattered against the roof.

- The most important thing is that all four of us sit together and get this overall picture of the situation, says S leader Magdalena Andersson, who has the Speaker's task of trying to form a new government.

At the same time, she sent a sharp signal to her three party leader colleagues.

- If we are to be able to take responsibility for the election results, all parties need to be prepared to both give and take. I hope that this can be a step on the way to such a government, says the S-leader.

The tightest deadlock is between the Left Party and the Center. V leader Nooshi Dadgostar welcomed the centrist event.

How do you intend to address the government issue today?

- Yes, so, this is still happening in a context of us forming a government, so I assume that the discussion will also be how we continue this process, says Nooshi Dadgostar.

Today's hostess Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) does not see Friday's meeting as a negotiation about which parties will sit in the government.

- No, I will bring up my reflections from the draws that have been made, because I haven't heard them yet, says the Center leader to DN.

What is the next step after this meeting?

- We will have to see today if there is anything else we should talk about. And above all, it is Magdalena Andersson, who has the probe mission, who gets to decide the next step.