Centre–SD deadlock still blocks right-wing government, Strömmer says

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says the conditions for a right-wing government remain unresolved despite Jimmie Åkesson’s invitation to Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to meet.

Speaking on SVT’s Agenda on Sunday, the Moderate minister said five parties would have to be in play for a centre-right government to be tested. He said that point had not been reached and described no major shift in the underlying position.

Strömmer identified the obstacle as the red lines between Centre and the Sweden Democrats. Although parties on the right share economic positions, he said resolving those barriers was largely up to the two parties themselves.

Centre said on Thursday that it could allow a government composed solely of Social Democrats if a concrete programme rooted in the political centre was agreed. It voted against Magdalena Andersson because it said that programme was missing.

Speaker Andreas Norlén is due to announce the next step in government formation on Monday, 19 October, after further informal talks with the parties.

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