Ulf Kristersson

Rule Changes

Caretaker prime minister. Given a mandate on November 3 to explore forming a government; the Speaker extended it on November 10 to November 17.

Sweden's parliament rejected Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister on November 3. Of 349 members, 324 voted against her. Speaker Andreas Norlén then gave caretaker Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson a week to form a government, and on November 10 extended that to November 17.

Updated Yesterday

Force in Play

Criticized the US diesel deal; EU sanctions package adoption not reported as of October 22.

Russian forces have kept striking Zaporizhzhia, killing a 27-year-old woman in a high-rise on October 18. On October 22, regional officials reported 862 attacks on 48 settlements in 24 hours, with three people killed in the city and surrounding district.

Updated Oct 22

Rule Changes

Leads a caretaker government; expected to get the next exploration assignment after Andersson's rejection.

Sweden's parliament rejected Magdalena Andersson as prime minister on October 15, as she had expected. It was her second failed attempt to form a government since her centre-left bloc won September's election 176 seats to 173.

Updated Oct 16