Andersson plays down risk of losing Centre to the right

Magdalena Andersson says she is not worried about losing the Centre Party to a centre-right government, pointing to its refusal to support a government dependent on the Sweden Democrats.

The Social Democrat leader told TV4 on Tuesday that talks between different party leaders were natural while parliament remained deadlocked. Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch had earlier confirmed discussions about a centre-right government.

Andersson said she was open to several solutions herself. But she judged the parties too far apart for an extension of her exploratory talks to help, and expected the process to require several prime-minister votes.

Her own nomination goes to a parliamentary vote at noon on Thursday, 15 October. Her account of Centre’s position is not a new commitment from that party about how it will vote.

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