Center Party rejects Andersson to leave government bid in doubt
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The Center Party has announced it will vote against the Social Democrat leader’s attempt to form a government, joining the Left and Green parties in a refusal to cooperate. The decision leaves the opposition's narrow parliamentary majority on paper but not in practice; sources suggest Andersson may be voted down several times before any resolution is reached.
The arrest of a fourth person in the Sigtuna school abuse case has been met with surprise from students who claim they did not realize the gravity of the situation. In unrelated news, police have reportedly suspended further raids for a simpler reason: the cells are full and there is no longer any space to put the detainees.
Russia’s FSB has detained a Swedish citizen who allegedly crossed the border, an incident coinciding with news of the death of football icon Bo ‘Bosse’ Johansson at 83. In the south, dozens have died after a school roof collapsed.