Nearly seven weeks after Sweden's election, the Center Party and the Left Party are pressing the Social Democrats to say what government they want, with Center leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist saying many are asking, Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet reported.
Ringqvist, who ended her exploratory assignment on Monday, said: “It would be good if the Social Democrats said which government they want to see. Many people are asking.”
Emelie Rossheim, chair of the Center Party's youth wing Cuf, told Svenska Dagbladet: “It is disrespectful to voters to let the Left Party and Center Party fight a public battle while ducking responsibility themselves. It is time for the Social Democrats to give clearer answers.”
Social Democrat Anders Ygeman recently told Aftonbladet, referring to the red lines in the government question between the Center Party and Left Party: “We can lead the horse to water, but it is the horse that must drink the water. The S leadership has rejected that vague answers are about tactics. It says it does not want to draw more red lines.
Within the Left Party there is also frustration with Magdalena Andersson, according to TT. The party believes she should take a stand, but that has not happened, not even in talks between the party leaders. The Greens do not share the same frustration, but a central source in the party said: “Many feel it is important that things happen, that things start, so that we can get a government.”
Earlier coverage
- Center Party Drops Bid for Middle Government in Sweden (26 Oct 2026)