Andersson says Left Party move leaves her unable to form Swedish government

Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson will tell Sweden’s parliament speaker she cannot form a government for now, after the Left Party said it would back a rival Moderate candidate for speaker. Her centre-left bloc won 176 seats, against 173 for the right bloc.

Parliament’s speaker will decide who is asked next to seek backing for a government; incumbent Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is a possible choice. The vote was widely seen as a referendum on Kristersson’s promise to form a coalition with the far-right Sweden Democrats.