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Sweden is in a very difficult situation.
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This is how Stefan Löfven began today's press conference - just an hour after he became historic by being voted out as the first prime minister through a no-confidence motion.
The S-leader went on to emphasize that he, like the Left Party, is against market rents.
Instead, he emphasized that the inquiry proposal on the table had nothing to do with market rents.
"It was extremely difficult to get a government"
He then recalled the difficult parliamentary situation that arose after the 2018 election.
- It was extremely difficult to get a government and only after four months did we have a government in place.
In a political settlement between four parties, one must compromise.
Everyone must give and take.
For me, it is to take responsibility for the country's best, said Stefan Löfven and continued:
- It would of course have been easier to give up and say that you do not have the strength to compromise, but I think that people around the country expect us to find solutions.
No future announcements
However, there were no future announcements during Monday's press conference.
- The government now has a week.
We will talk to our partner parties and in different constellations consider which way we should take.
My main focus has always been, is and will be to do what is best for Sweden.
Thus, it is unclear whether there will be presidential rounds or an by-election.
During the press conference, Stefan Löfven also did not want to answer exactly when a message may come, or what concrete measures he should take.