Political crisis in Sweden: Prime Minister chooses to resign
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced his resignation at a press conference on Monday June 28 in Stockholm.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven tendered his resignation on Monday June 28, a week after being overthrown by a vote of no confidence.
It is now up to the President of Parliament to find a new head of government.
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Overturned by an
unprecedented
vote of no confidence
a week ago, the Social Democratic leader failed to find a majority in his favor.
Stefan Löfven therefore made the choice to resign, ruling out the option of early elections.
"
In
a year of regular elections, in view of the extraordinary situation in which the country finds itself, with ongoing pandemic and the particular challenges that would result, early elections are not what is best for the Sweden,
”Stefan Löfven said at a press conference on Monday.
The Social Democratic leader had until Monday to announce his decision.
It is up to the Speaker of the House to try to form a new majority from now on.
Regulated rents
At the origin of this political crisis and the fall of the government of the former steelworker trade unionist, a politically sensitive and symbolically explosive subject in Sweden: the regulated rents from which many Swedes benefit.
The Left Party had completed its ultimatum to vote defiance with the right-wing and far-right opposition if the executive did not give up on a price liberalization project.
Stefan Löfven is the country's first head of government to lose a vote of no confidence in parliament.
However, he said he was ready to return to his post as part of the new parliamentary negotiations that are opening.
In practice, his government remains in place but is reduced to dealing with current affairs.
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with AFP
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