Parliament rejects conservative leader Kristersson’s nomination as Swedish PM
The Moderate Party leader lost a vote in the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, today and failed to become Prime Minister.
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Analysis – Why Wednesday’s vote for Sweden’s PM should be historic
As Sweden faces the first ever failed prime ministerial vote in modern times, Radio Sweden analyses what is happening. If
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Sweden’s Center Party, Liberal Party to vote against conservative leader as PM
Annie Lööf, leader of Sweden’s Centre Party, says her party will not be voting for conservative Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson
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Moderates to challenge Sweden’s caretaker government over budget
The conservative Moderate Party today announced its intention to present a counter-proposal to the caretaker government’s transitional budget for 2019,
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Let the centre-right Alliance govern Sweden, former Social Democrat ministers say
A handful of the centre-left Social Democrats believe that their party should step back and let the centre-right Alliance govern,
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Will Sweden’s coalition standoff weaken the country’s defence?
The delay in getting a new government in place could affect Sweden’s defence, according to some politicians who warn that
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Sweden’s Speaker to propose centre-right leader as PM candidate
The Speaker of the Swedish parliament will formally put forward a candidate for Sweden’s next prime minister, with a vote
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Sweden’s caretaker government preparing “uncontroversial” budget
Sweden’s caretaker government would propose a “non-political” budget if no new government is formed by mid-November, says the Finance Minister.
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Swedish Parliament: Speaker looks to avoid proposing a losing candidate, expert says
As a day of talks ends with no new government, a political scientist says losing votes in parliament may be
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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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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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