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Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, leader of Sweden’s Centre Party, returned the responsibility of forming a new government to parliament speaker Andreas Norlen on October 26. This came after an election in September where the center-left opposition won a narrow majority with 176 seats compared to the right-wing bloc's 173 seats. Ringqvist stated that there is currently no parliamentary support for a centrist government and that forming a broader coalition faces challenges despite widespread agreement on Magdalena Andersson as prime minister candidate.
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In Stockholm on October 26, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, leader of Sweden's Centre Party, handed over the responsibility of forming a new government back to the parliament speaker Andreas Norlen. This move follows an election last month where the centre-left bloc secured a narrow majority in parliament but failed to agree on coalition members. Despite all opposition parties supporting Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, as prime minister, disagreements persist regarding the composition of the government. Ringqvist stated there is currently no majority for a centrist government and highlighted the difficulty in forming a broad-based coalition due to the parliamentary situation. Speaker Norlen now has the option to schedule another vote for prime minister or delegate the task to another party leader.

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An election last month gave the centre-left bloc a narrow majority in parliament, but while all four opposition parties favour Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister, they do not agree on who should be part of a new government.
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🔮 Speaker Norlen could now decide to schedule a new parliament vote for prime minister regardless, or hand the task of government formation to the leader of another party •
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Sweden's Centre leader hands task of forming government back to parliament speaker · assertive framing

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Sweden's Centre leader hands task of forming government back to parliament speaker asserted
leader → hand → speaker
Swedish Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said on Monday she was handing the process of forming a government back to parliament speaker Andreas Norlen, as widely expected, after he tasked her a week ago with trying. asserted
he → say → her
An election last month gave the centre-left bloc a narrow majority in parliament, but while all four opposition parties favour Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister, they do not agree on who should be part of a new government. asserted
who → give → government
Ringqvist told reporters on Monday that there was no majority for a centrist government • asserted
Ringqvist → tell → government
"There is a clear demand for solutions that can bring together a broader majority," she said • asserted
she → be → majority
"However, the parliamentary situation makes it difficult at present to translate that support into a government," she added • asserted
she → make → government
Andersson earlier this month lost a parliament vote to form a government, as widely expected • asserted
Andersson → lose → government
Speaker Norlen could now decide to schedule a new parliament vote for prime minister regardless, or hand the task of government formation to the leader of another party • uncertain
Norlen → decide → party
The centre-left opposition in September won 176 seats to 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc REUTERS asserted
opposition → win → bloc
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