Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, on Monday, June 28, 2021 said he had handed in his notice of resignation, giving parliament’s speaker the job of finding a new premier after the Social Democrat leader lost a vote of no-confidence last week.
Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, triggering frenzied talks as both the center-left and center-right tried to line up enough support to form a Government.
According to CNN, he had until midnight tonight to find fresh backing in parliament, enabling him to hand over the job of finding a new government to the speaker with the expectation of being reappointed, or to call a snap election.
Lofven, a former union boss and welder, has headed a fragile minority coalition with the Greens since 2018, relying on support from two small center-right parties and the Left Party to remain in power.
The center-left and center-right blocs are now evenly balanced in parliament and opinion polls show a general election might not change the pictures
It took Lofven four months to form a government after 2018’s inconclusive election.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, on Monday, June 28, 2021 said he had handed in his notice of resignation, giving parliament’s speaker the job of finding a new premier after the Social Democrat leader lost a vote of no-confidence last week.
Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, triggering frenzied talks as both the center-left and center-right tried to line up enough support to form a Government.
According to CNN, he had until midnight tonight to find fresh backing in parliament, enabling him to hand over the job of finding a new government to the speaker with the expectation of being reappointed, or to call a snap election.
Lofven, a former union boss and welder, has headed a fragile minority coalition with the Greens since 2018, relying on support from two small center-right parties and the Left Party to remain in power.
The center-left and center-right blocs are now evenly balanced in parliament and opinion polls show a general election might not change the pictures
It took Lofven four months to form a government after 2018’s inconclusive election.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, on Monday, June 28, 2021 said he had handed in his notice of resignation, giving parliament’s speaker the job of finding a new premier after the Social Democrat leader lost a vote of no-confidence last week.
Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, triggering frenzied talks as both the center-left and center-right tried to line up enough support to form a Government.
According to CNN, he had until midnight tonight to find fresh backing in parliament, enabling him to hand over the job of finding a new government to the speaker with the expectation of being reappointed, or to call a snap election.
Lofven, a former union boss and welder, has headed a fragile minority coalition with the Greens since 2018, relying on support from two small center-right parties and the Left Party to remain in power.
The center-left and center-right blocs are now evenly balanced in parliament and opinion polls show a general election might not change the pictures
It took Lofven four months to form a government after 2018’s inconclusive election.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, on Monday, June 28, 2021 said he had handed in his notice of resignation, giving parliament’s speaker the job of finding a new premier after the Social Democrat leader lost a vote of no-confidence last week.
Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, triggering frenzied talks as both the center-left and center-right tried to line up enough support to form a Government.
According to CNN, he had until midnight tonight to find fresh backing in parliament, enabling him to hand over the job of finding a new government to the speaker with the expectation of being reappointed, or to call a snap election.
Lofven, a former union boss and welder, has headed a fragile minority coalition with the Greens since 2018, relying on support from two small center-right parties and the Left Party to remain in power.
The center-left and center-right blocs are now evenly balanced in parliament and opinion polls show a general election might not change the pictures
It took Lofven four months to form a government after 2018’s inconclusive election.
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