Key facts
- Parliament speaker asked Magdalena Andersson to try forming a government.
- Andersson previously stated she could not form a government.
- The Left Party's decision to back a rival speaker candidate undercut Andersson's attempt.
- The centre-left bloc won a narrow majority of 176 seats to the right bloc's 173 seats in the general election.
Sweden's parliament speaker has once again asked Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to attempt to form a new government, despite her previous declaration of inability to secure sufficient support. Andersson had stated on Monday that she could not form a government, a decision influenced by the Left Party's announcement over the weekend that it would support a parliament speaker candidate from the rival Moderate Party. This move by the Left Party, according to Andersson, undercut her efforts to build a government. The centre-left bloc had secured a narrow majority of 176 seats compared to the incumbent right bloc's 173 seats in the recent general election. The campaign had focused more on the ability to form a government than on vote tallies. The Left Party's leader, Nooshi Dadgostar, has rejected claims of an alliance with the Moderate Party, stating that Andersson's support for Norlén created a new political dynamic.