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Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's minority gov't is unlikely to be defeated confidence vote in the Swedish parliament (Riksdag), despite the opposition conservative Christian Democrats announcing that they will back a vote of no confidence in the gov't.
- Yesterday the socialist Left Party, which sits in opposition to the minority Social Democrat-Green government but did not vote against the establishment of Lofven's gov't in the Jan 2019 investiture vote, stated it would bring a confidence vote against the gov't as it looks set to bring forward a new set of labour laws. The Left Party and labour unions say these laws would disadvantage workers to the benefit of employers.
- Labour unions and employers organisations had been in talks to try to reach an agreement, but these have proved fruitless, requiring the gov'ts intervention.
- Today, the Christian Democrats have also announced their support for a vote of no confidence.
- However, the main opposition centre-right Moderates have stated that they will not vote to bring the gov't down in a confidence vote over the issue, given the party's support for reforms to Sweden's labour laws.
- Without the Moderates voting against the gov't, the vote of no confidence is unlikely to pass (see chart below):
Chart 1. Swedish Riksdag, Potential Confidence Vote Outcome
Source: Riksdag, MNI
Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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