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The Greens are pressing for a red-green majority government as Sweden’s coalition talks remain deadlocked.

Ebba Busch wants parliament to vote on Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. The Christian Democrat leader is pressing for a test in the chamber after the government talks stalled.

The Centre Party wants Ulf Kristersson to get the next chance to form Sweden’s government. Its conditions for a coalition remain unchanged.

The E45 bridge in Strömsund is completely closed after damage during a heavy transport made the crossing unusable. Police say nobody was injured, but travellers face a prolonged closure.

The share of young people in Sweden who neither work nor study has risen, with foreign-born young people facing a particularly difficult route into employment and education.

Sweden’s Green Party is seeking a permanent halt to deportations of teenagers and young adults who grew up in the country, pressing parliament to act while negotiations over a new government continue.

Sweden imported SEK11.9 billion more in goods than it exported in August, widening the deficit from a year earlier even as exports grew. After seasonal adjustment, however, the balance remained in surplus.

Speaker Andreas Norlén will meet party representatives on Wednesday morning, 30 September, as Sweden’s search for a new prime minister continues after Magdalena Andersson ended her attempt to form a government.