The leader of Sweden’s third largest party -- the center-right Moderates -- on Monday was formally asked to attempt to form a government that could include the populist Sweden Democrats, either inside a governing coalition or outside to secure a majority.
In Sweden's Sept. 11 election, the country's four center-right parties won 176 seats while the center-left coalition that included the ruling Social Democrats got 173 seats. Following that, Andreas Norlen, the speaker of the 349-seat Swedish parliament, the Riksdagen, asked Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the Moderates, to see if he can form a governing coalition.
