Sweden’s parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. The Social Democrat leader has a week to resign or call a snap election.
A total of 181 of the 349 members of parliaments voted in favor of the motion, with 51 abstentions. It is the first time in Swedish history that a prime minister has been ousted in such a vote.
The result means a collapse of the Social Democrat’s minority coalition government with the Green Party.
If the prime minister decides to step down, the parliament’s speaker will have to begin cross-party negotiations to form a new government.
Sweden’s Left party called for the no-confidence vote last week amid a row over proposals to end a rent cap on new-build flats. The vote was proposed by the nationalist Sweden Democrats and backed by two centre-right opposition parties.
A new government would remain in place until general elections, which are set to take place next year September.
Discover more from LN247
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
