Andersson’s coalition strategy draws criticism from Social Democrat left

The Social Democrats face criticism from within their own ranks over Sweden’s stalled government talks, with Reformisterna chair Annie Ross urging Magdalena Andersson to bring the red-green parties together around a common project.

Ross told SVT on Friday that the party leadership had underestimated the firmness of the Centre and Left parties’ opposing demands. The Left Party wants cabinet seats; the Centre Party rejects a government containing it.

Ross, who heads the Social Democrats’ left-wing Reformisterna association, said failing to build stronger relations with the Left Party had been a major mistake. She also warned against trading too much policy influence to the Centre Party in return for Left Party ministers.

Her criticism comes before Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist faces parliament’s prime-minister vote on Tuesday. The dispute over which parties should enter government remains unresolved.

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