On Monday, Kristersson is expected to be tasked with forming a new Swedish government by Riksdag Chairman Andreas Norlén.

On Monday morning, he was the first party leader to meet Norlén. It is he who decides who will be assigned government duties, and how long the deadline for that person will be.

Immediately after the meeting, Kristersson held a press conference.

– My message is that the negotiations are going well, that they are comprehensive, Kristersson said.

He couldn’t answer how long it would take him.

– It will take time, but not like four years ago, he said.

SD did not issue an ultimatum

Kristersson had to negotiate with the Liberals and Christian Democrats and was no exception with the Swedish Democratic Party (SD), which became the largest bourgeois party in the September 11 elections.

SD leader Jimmie Kesson stated Monday that they would prefer to participate in government, but he did not issue an ultimatum. He also said that the negotiations were going well.

“My starting point is that Sweden will develop very well with a majority government,” he said after his meeting with the Chairman.

Due to resistance from other bourgeois parties, especially the Liberals, it is unlikely that SD will get a place in the government. But the party will however need considerable leverage to provide parliamentary support for the Kristersson government project.

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Must embrace widely

Kristersson is unclear whether he would prefer to form a government with only Christian Democrats or Christian Democrats and Liberals. The latter has declared SD as its main opponent, and Kristersson’s challenge is to negotiate a suitable deal for SD and Liberals.

He said that the negotiations were good regarding proposals in various fields, forms of parliamentary cooperation, positions in the Riksdag and government structure.

– We are four parties that went to the election on the basis that change was not only necessary, but also possible, said Kristersson, who added that he wanted to form a government that “unifies, not divides”.

According to Kristersson, he will hold a new press conference on Sunday about how the negotiations are going.

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