Andersson outlines post-election agenda and coalition plans on campaign trail

On the Friday before the election, Magdalena Andersson laid a wreath at Anna Lindh’s grave outside Katarina kyrka before continuing her campaign. On a bus stop, she announced she will call every party leader after the vote, excluding Jimmie Åkesson, and will open fresh negotiations on energy policy immediately if she becomes prime minister. She also intends to create a crisis commission for schools, seek wide-ranging deals on gang violence, infrastructure, housing and public service, and will later clarify which parties are invited to each forum.

Andersson noted that the Social Democrats have recovered in recent polling, reducing the lead of the Tidö parties. She reiterated that coalition talks will begin only after the election result, with the left-wing parties unlikely to join a government together. During a school visit, students questioned her on coalition feasibility and the impact of a bank tax on mortgage rates, prompting Andersson to dismiss banks’ warnings and frame the tax as a repayment to citizens.