The September 2026 Swedish general election produced a hung parliament, with the centre-left bloc of Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, and Greens securing 176 seats against 173 for the incumbent Tidö parties of Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats, and Liberals. This narrow margin has driven extended coalition negotiations, with the Centre Party holding pivotal leverage due to its red lines against Left Party ministerial posts and Sweden Democrat policy influence. Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has proposed a minority government of Social Democrats, Centre, and Greens with Left support, while Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson explores a Moderates-Centre-Christian Democrats-Liberals arrangement that Sweden Democrats have indicated they would tolerate without cabinet roles. Both presented policy packages to the Centre Party on November 13, ahead of Kristersson’s report to the Speaker on November 17 and potential Riksdag confidence votes.