The Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, has entrusted this Friday the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Magdalena Andersson, with the task of forming a new Government, after the victory of her party in the legislative elections last Sunday and the subsequent resignation of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
The Speaker of the House, Andreas Norlén, explained at a press conference, after meeting with representatives of the eight parties with parliamentary representation, that "All party leaders have stated, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, that it makes sense for Magdalena Andersson to receive the mandate for exploratory talks."
Andersson, who was already Prime Minister between 2021 and 2022, has indicated on her social media that she takes on this task with "great humility" and has called on "all" political forces to "set aside partisan tactics and prioritize Sweden and the Swedish people," reminding that the bloc led by the Social Democrats has disagreements on various issues.
"I have emphasized to the president (Norlén) that I want to lead Sweden with a new spirit of cooperation and seek broad collaborations," added the Social Democratic leader.
According to the public broadcaster SVT, Andersson does not have a deadline to present her government list to the new Riksdag, which is scheduled to be constituted on September 28 to elect its new president.
The Swedish system allows any candidate who does not have an absolute majority against them to be appointed Prime Minister. If more than half of the deputies reject the proposal, a new process must be initiated to find another candidate for the position.
With 100% of the votes counted, the results from Sunday give the bloc of four parties led by Andersson's Social Democrats a narrow majority of 176 seats out of the 349 that make up the Riksdag.
In contrast, the conservative bloc — made up of the previous tripartite government and the right-wing populists — suffered an electoral setback by ending up with 173 seats, which led Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to submit his resignation.