Key facts
- Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist told Swedish Radio the party decided to proceed with Andersson's proposal and wants to negotiate final details.
- Andersson has proposed a government with the Centre Party and the Greens, which would also need tolerance from the Left Party.
- The Left Party insists it must be in government to vote for Andersson.
- The Centre Party has ruled out governing with either the far-right Sweden Democrats or the Left Party.
Sweden's Centre Party said on November 15 that it would proceed with Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson's proposal to form a government, Swedish Radio reported, though enough votes have not yet been secured.
The centre-left bloc, headed by Andersson, won a slim majority over right-wing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's alternative in September's vote but has been unable to agree on how to share power. The Centre Party asked the political left and right blocs on Friday to outline plans to win its backing.
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist told Swedish Radio: "The Centre Party has today decided to proceed with Andersson's proposal, and we want to negotiate on the final details."
Andersson has proposed forming a government with the Centre Party and the Greens, but would also need to be tolerated by the far-left Left Party, which insists it must be in government to vote for Andersson. The Centre Party has ruled out being in government with either the far-right Sweden Democrats or the Left Party, which has faced accusations of anti-Semitism.