Centre tells Left to choose policy influence over cabinet seats
Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has told the Left Party to drop its demand for ministerial posts and return to government negotiations, offering talks on policy instead.
In a statement to SVT on Thursday, she said Centre was willing to discuss substantive policies to secure a good outcome for the Left and the other parties.
Her message sets a choice for Left leader Nooshi Dadgostar: maintain the demand for cabinet seats or seek influence over policy. It comes ahead of Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson presenting her proposed overall package at 5pm on Friday.
The Left has kept its demand to join the government. Centre’s response offers a route to discussing policy, but does not concede the ministerial posts the Left wants.
The disagreement concerns how power would be shared in a prospective government arrangement, not simply whether the parties are willing to meet.
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