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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will resign after losing a vote of confidence in parliament, but none of the main political blocs hold a majority, it remains to be determined who will form the next government.
Voters presented a blocked parliament in an election on 9 September. Löfven's left-center bloc won 144 seats, one more than the center-right Alliance. Sweden's anti-immigration Democrats, with 62 seats, also backed the vote to withdraw Löfven.
Analysts expect the speaker to choose Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the moderate party – the largest party of the Alliance – to try to form a new government. But with the Alliance in the minority, it needs the support of Sweden's anti-immigration Democrats, rejected from all sides since the party's entry into parliament in 2010, or from the center left.
The Löfven Social Democrats have ruled out support for an Alliance government. Sweden's Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson said on Tuesday that his party would overthrow any government that has no say in immigration, health, pensions and crime policy.
"If Ulf Kristersson wants to be Prime Minister, this can only be done with my help," Åkesson told Swedish television. The Alliance of Moderates, Center, Liberals and Christian Democrats said it would not negotiate with Swedish Democrats.
The speaker has four attempts to find a new government. If the situation remains blocked, Sweden will hold another election within three months. With a new vote unlikely to change the situation, a compromise is likely.
Several party combinations have been proposed, but all would have a high political cost and an agreement could take weeks. Löfven will lead a transitional government until a new administration is established.
