Stockholm, Oct 19, 2026 (AFP) - Swedish parliament speaker asks Centre Party leader to try to form govt

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Sweden's parliament speaker said Monday he had asked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to try to form a government with left and right wing parties. Sweden's opposition left-wing bloc won a three-seat majority in September 13 parliament elections over the right-wing bloc headed by outgoing prime minister Ulf Kristersson, but opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats has failed in several attempts to build a left-wi......

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