Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns following the vote of no confidence

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Löfven lost Parliament’s vote of confidence on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, leading to frantic talks as both the center-left and the center-right tried to muster enough support to form a government.

He had until midnight to find new support in Parliament, enabling him to hand the task of finding a new government to the Speaker of Parliament with the expectation of his reappointment, or the call for early elections.

Löfven, a former union chief and welder, has led a shaky minority coalition with the Green Party since 2018, which relies on the support of two small parties of the center-right and the Left Party to stay in power.

The center-left and center-right blocs are now evenly balanced in parliament and polls show a general election may not change the picture.

It took Lofven four months to form a government after the inconclusive elections in 2018.

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