Sweden’s prime minister Kristersson submits resignation

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has asked the Speaker of parliament to release him from office, allowing the Speaker to begin talks with party leaders about forming Sweden’s next government.

The Moderate leader submitted his request on Thursday, 17 September. In his letter to the Speaker, he said he was resigning so that the work of forming a government could begin immediately, SVT reported.

In his letter to the Speaker, Kristersson wrote that commitments made by parties before polling day could complicate negotiations. He called for a constructive approach to finding a prime minister parliament could accept.

The Speaker’s task is to consult representatives of the parliamentary parties and propose a candidate. Under Sweden’s parliamentary rules, that candidate is approved unless at least 175 MPs vote against them.

Sweden continues to have a government during the negotiations. An outgoing administration remains in office in a caretaker capacity until its successor takes over, principally handling routine and urgent business. By convention, it avoids new political initiatives.

Kristersson’s resignation request therefore begins a transition; the transfer of power comes when a new government takes office.

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