Left blames Centre as coalition meetings are cancelled
Several planned meetings between Sweden’s four red-green parties have been cancelled, the Left Party’s deputy leader Ida Gabrielsson confirms, blaming Centre’s willingness to consider a government dependent on Sweden Democrat support.
Gabrielsson told TV4 Nyheterna that the previous four-party discussions had been constructive, but that their original agenda no longer applied. She did not rule out further talks.
The cancellations follow Magdalena Andersson’s proposal for a government of the Social Democrats, Centre and Greens, with the Left cooperating from outside the cabinet. The Left has already rejected that arrangement and maintains its demand for ministerial seats.
Gabrielsson says Centre must clarify whether it is prepared to rely on SD’s parliamentary votes. She argues that the dispute concerns policy influence as well as cabinet membership, while saying the Left remains willing to compromise.
Andersson said on Monday evening that she remained in contact with the party leaders and that the Left needed time to reflect, TV4 reports. She said further meetings would take place and all were welcome.
The cancelled appointments mark a concrete interruption in the four-party negotiations. They do not establish that every route to further talks has closed.
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