Sweden: Löfven government threatened by censure motion
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at a press conference in Rosenbad, as a vote of no confidence looms, in Stockholm, June 17, 2021. via REUTERS - TT NEWS AGENCY
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In Sweden, a serious political crisis is threatening the Social Democratic government.
The starting point is a disagreement on a law regulating rents for new housing.
But the result may be the resignation of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven on Monday.
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With our correspondent in Stockholm,
Frédéric Faux
It is a crisis that all Swedes expected.
Following very close elections in 2018,
Stefan Löfven
took four months to form a minority government with the Social Democrats (his party) two small center-right parties, and the tacit support of the radical left.
A motley convoy which lasted two and a half years, but which could well derail this Monday.
The insurrection came precisely from this radical left which refused to support the government on a rent control project for newly built housing, which could disadvantage tenants.
Jumping at the opportunity, the far right therefore proposed a vote of no confidence, which will take place on Monday morning.
Its outcome is still uncertain.
Negotiations can be concluded this weekend.
But if the process goes through, it could lead to early elections, or the establishment of an interim government.
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