Parliament rejects Centre Party leader as PM; Kristersson gets a third try

Sweden's parliament voted down Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister on Tuesday, 25 votes for her against the rest of the chamber, after her would-be coalition partners refused to back her. Speaker Andreas Norlén gave outgoing PM Ulf Kristersson a one-week mandate to try forming a government, his third attempt; a fourth failed vote would trigger a snap election.

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