Löfven urges Sweden’s parliament to try to form new government instead of holding early general election
Sweden’s prime minister, Stefan Löfven, has announced he is resigning after losing a confidence vote last week, as he called on the country’s parliament to try to form a new government instead of holding an early election.
Löfven, who has been prime minister since 2014 and heads the Social Democratic party, became the first Swedish leader to lose a confidence vote in parliament. He did not call for an early election as the Swedish constitution allows him to. He is formally stepping down but will continue in a caretaker role until a new government can be formed.
