Riksdag votes down Magdalena Andersson as Prime Minister, leaving Sweden without a new government

24 October 2026

Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, rejected the Speaker's proposal of Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democratic Party as Prime Minister. In the chamber vote 99 members voted yes, 248 voted no, none abstained and 2 were absent. A proposal falls when more than half of the 349 members vote against it. If a proposal is not approved, the Speaker may present a new proposal for Prime Minister, and the Speaker may present four proposals in all. If none of the four is approved, an extraordinary election to the Riksdag must be held within three months. Until a new government takes office, Ulf Kristersson remains Prime Minister in a caretaker government. The deadlock follows the general election held on 13 September 2026.