Riksdag rejects Andersson as PM 248-99; her own red-green allies want Kristersson to try next

Sweden's parliament rejected Magdalena Andersson as prime minister on Thursday by 248 votes to 99, after the Left Party, the Centre Party and the Greens, the partners she needs for a majority, voted no alongside the Tidö bloc. Those same three parties now want Speaker Andreas Norlén to hand the next exploratory mandate to Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson instead, buying time to settle their own coalition terms. A fourth failed vote would force a new election.

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