V sources: S's "total package" for the Center Party is frivolous
The Left Party requires information from the Center Party about the Prime Minister candidate before further talks can take place
Quick Look
- The Left Party announces that they are leaving the S-led four-party talks after dissatisfaction with the proposal and process.
- The party demands that the Center Party first clarify which prime ministerial candidate they support.
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Why It Matters
The four parties S, C, MP and V tried to reach an agreement to form a government with Magdalena Andersson as prime minister.
The four parties S, C, MP and V - which all went to the election of S leader Magdalena Andersson as prime ministerial candidate - reunited in the Tändstickspalatset in Stockholm on Wednesday after a first round of four-party talks had failed.
- We have been here mostly to listen and understand the new process, said Ida Gabrielsson on the way out.
At the meeting, the Social Democrats presented a long list of policy proposals for the other three parties, a sort of first draft of the so-called "total package" that the Center Party has requested from both Magdalena Andersson and Ulf Kristersson, which TV4 has also reported on.
According to DN's sources, the list included proposals for, among other things:
* A fundamental change to the Employment Service.
* Stopped teenage expulsions.
* Abolished qualifying deduction.
* Raised the age of criminal liability to 15 years.
Several forest policy proposals and a dental care reform which means that adults should not have to pay more than 10 percent of the cost of dental treatments were also included.
An S source describes the list of proposals as union-friendly, but that it also meets the voters and members of the Left Party.
V sources emphasize, however, that none of the Left Party's important election promises were included, and that proposals such as the one about dental care were cut directly from the S election manifesto.
- There was also no funding or implementation plans, which all three other parties noted, says a V source.
On Thursday, V leader Nooshi Dadgostar and deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson held a press conference and announced that they will not participate in more S-led four-party talks. The Left Party wants the Center Party to first announce which prime ministerial candidate they support. If it is Ulf Kristersson, C will choose a government supported by SD, according to Nooshi Dadgostar.
- We were discussing both substantive issues and cooperation issues. The aim was to arrive at something everyone could accept. But the Center Party chose to change the whole process, says Nooshi Dadgostar.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Left Party does not participate in more S-led four-party talks.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Which prime ministerial candidate will the Center Party support?
- How is the formation of the government affected by the departure of the Left Party?
