The fact that a vote cannot take place directly means that the speaker's proposal for prime minister must first be tabled, i.e. postponed, twice before the Riksdag votes.
This is done so that the members have time to think about it.
In order for a government to take office, however, it is first required that a council, which is a government meeting chaired by the king, be held at the castle.
With that in mind, Monday 17 October is a likely date for a new government to take office.
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The change of government takes place formally at the council.
One scenario is therefore a vote on proposals for prime minister on 14/10 and council on 17/10"
, writes the speaker's press secretary Pernilla Eldblom in an email to SVT.
"Misled the Swedish people"
All of this is clearly based on the fact that Ulf Kristersson already on Wednesday finished negotiations with the Sweden Democrats, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats - and that they actually reached an agreement.
Something we don't yet know if he will succeed with.
Regardless, the criticism that it is taking too long has now started to come from the new opposition.
- Ulf Kristersson clearly said that he had an alternative government that could take office quickly.
Now it turns out not to be true.
He has obviously misled the Swedish people.
He had no government alternative and that is clear now, says the Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin.
For you it took 134 days to form a government, is it right for the Social Democrats to say that it takes a long time?
- 2018 was exceptional with above all the Center Party and the Liberals considering whether they could put forward a government with the support of the Sweden Democrats.
Then they landed in a no, and after that it went pretty fast.