Andersson seeks Centre and Greens coalition, leaving Left Party outside
Magdalena Andersson wants to form a Swedish government with the Centre Party and the Greens, leaving the Left Party outside the cabinet but working closely with it.
The Social Democratic leader set out her preferred coalition at a press conference in parliament on Sunday evening, SVT reported. She said she would work towards that arrangement during the coming week and had informed the parties earlier on Sunday.
Andersson argued that Centre’s opposition to Left Party ministers was rooted in ideology, while the Left Party wanted cabinet seats to secure influence. That influence could be achieved in other ways, she said, according to Omni’s report.
Centre asked on Friday for competing governing proposals from Andersson and Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson. It wants each to spell out policies, coalition partners and how reforms would win parliamentary support. Centre maintains its opposition to Left Party ministers and a government cooperating with the Sweden Democrats.
Andersson urged the Left Party to take time to consider her proposal and asked Centre to allow room for that reflection.
She also set out what she saw as the alternative if the Left Party refused even to discuss it: a government containing both Social Democrats and Moderates. In her assessment, that would then be the only workable route to avoiding a government wholly dependent on the Sweden Democrats.
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