Centre weighs rival bids to form Sweden’s next government
The Centre Party has received rival offers from Ulf Kristersson and Magdalena Andersson to form Sweden’s next government, moving the talks from a deadline to a choice between competing governing plans.
Centre confirmed on Friday that both packages had arrived. It says its internal assessment will cover policy, which parties would sit in government and how each arrangement would secure parliamentary support.
Kristersson wants a centre-right minority government of Moderates, Centre, Christian Democrats and Liberals, SVT reports.
Andersson’s plan is a government of Social Democrats, Centre and Greens, working closely with the Left Party. The Social Democrats say those four parties together would provide a parliamentary majority.
Andersson says talks between the Social Democrats and Greens can restart if Centre chooses her proposal, with the Left ready to participate. That is an offer to resume negotiations, not a completed four-party agreement.
Centre says jobs, growth, climate, rural communities and welfare will guide its assessment, alongside limiting the influence of parties it considers extreme. It has confirmed receipt of the offers, but has not announced which one it will support.
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