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After an even election result, bloc politics has been marked by difficulties in forming a stable government foundation. The Speaker's role has become central in the process of probing possible government constellations.
The time after the even election result was determined has been marked by political strife both between and within the blocs. One of the most painful areas of conflict was reminded on Monday when V voted to keep Andreas Norlén (M) instead of S candidate Johanna Haraldsson, who will now be first deputy.
Party chairwoman Magdalena Andersson was given the so-called exploratory mission on Friday to try to create a government document that can pass a vote in the Riksdag. Norlén's first business as re-elected speaker was on Monday to receive her message to return the probe mission.
Now it is time for the speaker to meet the party leaders again, one by one on Wednesday. This is how the schedule looks like:
● 08.30 The moderates
● 09.15 Sweden Democrats
● 09.35 The Left Party
● 10.30 Center Party
● 10.50 Christian Democrats
● 11.10 The Green Party
● 11.30 The Liberals
The text is updated.

Norway's constitutional committee is questioning former and current top politicians about their contacts with convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, including former foreign minister Børge Brende and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, after new documents showed frequent meetings between Epstein and parts of Norway's power elite.
The Norwegian Constitutional Committee is holding a hearing on the foreign administration's connections to the think tank IPI, which received over SEK 130 million from the state 1997–2018, with increased funding during Jonas Gahr Støre's time as foreign minister. IPI was close to the United Nations in New York and had ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was a contributor and allegedly opened doors to other wealthy donors.

The truth commission has submitted its final report to Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand and stated that the state unilaterally took over Sami land and that Swedish policy had devastating consequences for the Sami. The commission issues 71 calls and 35 proposals, including an apology and land compensation. Jörgen Stenberg from Malå skogssameby is skeptical that the work will lead to change and refers to the closure of the clearing committee after the Girjasdomen as a sign that Sami rights are not respected in practice.
Nine regions refrained from demanding the penalty when Cambio could not deliver the new records system Cosmic. The action has sparked legal debate about illegal favoring and led to a procurement damage fee of SEK 90 million.
Cambio's CEO Rami Avidan sent a secret email to Niklas Lindberg, the operational manager of the regions, asking for a private email address. 1.5 years later, Lindberg was hired at Cambio, which procurement experts call a clear crisis situation.
The Social Democrats have lost the majority in Södertälje for the second time in over 50 years, after an election result in which the party lost 1.8 percentage points. The decline is part of a longer trend where S has lost 13 percentage points in 25 years in the municipality. Despite the loss, both outgoing municipal board chairman Boel Godner and Anders Lago from FUB emphasize that welfare issues must be prioritized to regain trust, especially in areas such as Blombacka and Hovsjö where the party is still strong.