Social Democrats fail to form Swedish government, parties to hold group chats to break deadlock
After the two biggest political parties, the Moderates and now the Social Democrats, have failed to gather enough support to
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Politics (Sweden)
Without a new coalition, could opposition parties force their budget on the Swedish government?
Although Sweden is taking its time in forming a new government, there’s a deadline approaching that will force a political
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Löfven still trying to break Sweden’s coalition deadlock
Stefan Löfven says he will continue with his attempts to try and form a government. In his half-time report to
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Swedes aren’t used to waiting so long for a new government
On Sunday, six weeks will have passed since the election, and Sweden is nowhere near having a new government. Never
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Löfven gets his chance at forming Sweden’s coalition government
On Monday, the speaker of Sweden’s parliament gave the leader of the Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven, two weeks to try
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Moderate leader fails to break coalition deadlock in Swedish parliament
Party leaders are meeting the speaker of parliament for a new round of talks, after the Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson
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Sweden: Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson given two weeks to try and form a government
The speaker of Sweden’s parliament said on Tuesday that he had given the leader of the conservative Moderate party, Ulf
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Talks continue as Sweden wonders who will be the next prime minister
The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, has invited the eight political party leaders for another round of one-to-one talks this
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Sweden’s speaker begins first round talks to find a prime minister
The newly appointed speaker of parliament met with the Social Democrats’ Stefan Löfven today, in the first out of eight
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Sweden’s political blocs face unity test as talks with parliament speaker begin
The speaker of Swedish parliament will begin talks on Thursday with eight party leaders to determine who is best placed to form
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Swedish parliament ousts Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
The Social Democrat leader will be stepping down after parliament’s vote of no confidence this morning, which also marks the
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With Sweden’s final election tally confirmed, who will form the next government?
The final election results have now been counted, and there is still no clear view of who will form the
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Should Sweden’s Social Democrats worry about their dwindling support?
Support for the Social Democrats has dropped in 250 out of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, preliminary election results show. Is Social
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High voter turnout delays Sweden’s final election results
A total 87 percent of Swedes turned out to vote on September 9th but the final election result will not
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Social Democrats lose Arctic stronghold over healthcare in Sweden’s regional elections
An independent party campaigning against the closure of hospitals has come first in the county council elections in Norrbotten in
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