The rejection of the budget and the exit of the Greens
Difficulties experienced by the Andersson government immediately after taking office, when the budget law proposed by the government was rejected (the Center Party voted against), in favor of an alternative proposal presented by the center-right opposition parties (Moderates and Christian Democrats) and the Swedish Democrats, the right-wing populist party with roots in a neo-Nazi movement, hitherto considered pariah in Swedish politics. The opposition budget got 154 votes in favor and 143 against.
In reality, it is a budget that starts from that of the government, but allocates, for example, fewer resources to families or the environment and more to reducing taxes, increasing wages for the police forces, strengthening the judicial system. In a nutshell, it is a budget with a more right-wing orientation, which Andersson said he was willing to adopt until the next elections, scheduled for September, but which prompted the Greens to leave the executive.
“We have a united party behind us in arguing that we cannot stand in a government that implements a policy negotiated by the Swedish Democrats,” said the spokeswoman for the Greens, Marta Stenevi.
The scenarios: a one-party government
As Andersson pointed out, “a government should resign if a party leaves the coalition, even if the situation in Parliament has not changed.” And so it happened. But the former finance minister immediately communicated to the speaker of the assembly the desire to resubmit a vote to become prime minister, this time at the head of a government formally supported only by the Social Democrats.
According to the intentions expressed by the parties, it could do it: the Greens said they were ready to support it, as well as the Left; the Center stated that it will abstain. The speaker of the Parliament will communicate his intentions on Thursday.