Magdalena Andersson proposes Swedish minority cabinet without Left Party
Magdalena Andersson proposed a Social Democratic minority government with the Centre and Green parties, but the Left Party rejected serving solely as an external support partner.
Swedish Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson announced efforts to form a minority government alongside the Centre Party and the Green Party, while asking the Left Party to provide external support. Speaking at a press conference in Stockholm, Andersson expressed hope that all four red-green aligned parties could agree to the proposal.
However, the Left Party promptly rejected being excluded from cabinet seats. Left Party official Ida Gabrielsson stated online that Social Democrats and the Centre Party "know that we cannot say yes to this." Commenting on the tense negotiations, Social Democratic politician Anders Ygeman noted that failing to establish a ruling coalition would represent a "failure for all four parties."
Sweden has now spent 56 days without a government as talks remain stalled over cabinet representation.
Sources: Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, SVT, TV 2 Nyheter.
Sources
- TV 2 Nyheter — Magdalena Andersson sier hun vil danne rødgrønn regjering uten Vänsterpartiet
- Dagens Nyheter — S-ledaren vill bilda regering utan Vänsterpartiet
- Dagens Industri — Andersson vill försöka bilda regering utan Vänsterpartiet
- Svenska Dagbladet — S vill regera med MP och C
- SVT — Ygeman (S): ”Misslyckande för alla fyra partier”
Earlier coverage
- Nov 9, 2026, 04:30 AM UTCMagdalena Andersson seeks Swedish coalition excluding Left Party from cabinet