Busch demands a vote on Andersson as prime minister

Ebba Busch wants parliament to vote on Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. The Christian Democrat leader is pressing for a test in the chamber after the government talks stalled.

Busch told Speaker Andreas Norlén on Wednesday that Andersson’s ability to deliver a government should be tested in a vote, Sveriges Radio reported.

She also dismissed the idea that the Left Party’s backing for Moderate Andreas Norlén as Speaker meant it had changed sides in the government negotiations. She said the party had confidence in Norlén personally.

Centre’s proposed middle-ground coalition received little encouragement. Busch said joining a government led by Andersson would require war, crisis or exceptional circumstances, and Sweden was not in that position.

She remained open to a centre-right government with all four Tidö parties or fewer, saying Sweden Democrat cabinet membership was not an end in itself.

A nomination is for the Speaker to make. Under parliamentary rules, a proposed prime minister is approved unless at least 175 MPs vote against. Four rejected nominations trigger an extra election; exploratory talks do not count as one of those votes.

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