Sweden’s Magdalena Andersson ends government-formation talks with no result

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Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has ended her latest attempt to form a government without reaching an agreement. Her effort was complicated by the Left Party's decision to support a centre-right candidate for parliament speaker, reflecting the fragmented parliament after the election.

Sweden’s election winner Magdalena Andersson said she is not currently able to form a government, underscoring the difficulty of building a coalition in the fragmented parliament after the election earlier this month. The Social Democrat leader returned her mandate to explore forming a government after the Left Party decided to support a centre-right candidate for parliament speaker in a vote later on Monday, she told reporters. The move does not necessarily mean Andersson will not be the next...