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TEHRAN, November 14 - Swedish lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposed minority coalition of the second largest party, the center-right Moderates, and the small Christian Democrats, leaving the country still without a new government since Sept. 9 elections.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Ulf Kristersson, the Moderates leader and likely prime minister, lost the 195-154 vote in the Parliament.
Those opposing the coalition said it would mean giving influence to the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats — Sweden's third largest party but considered a pariah by many — because the government would be dependent on its support in parliament.
Wednesday's vote was the first of a possible four before Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen must call new elections. It was the first time that a candidate for prime minister has ever been rejected by the 349-seat Riksdagen.
"The result means that the assembly has rejected my proposal for a prime minister," said Norlen, adding he would continue talks with party leaders on Thursday. He didn't give details of the planned talks.
The September vote produced a hung parliament with the left-leaning side and the center-right bloc securing about 40 percent of the vote each, leaving neither with a majority and paving the way for months of uncertainty and complex coalition talks.
Annie Loof, the leader of the Center Party that voted against Kristersson, said he had broken up the 14-year-old center-right alliance by suggesting a two-party government, leaving the two others out.
Source: AP
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