Sweden Centre Party gives 'final chance' to PM Lofven before confidence vote

FILE PHOTO: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven arrives at an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2018. Aris Oikonomou/ Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Centre Party said on Tuesday it would give Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's Social Democrats a "final chance" to meet demands for reforms, before deciding whether to oppose him in a vote next week that could doom his bid for a second term.

Lofven is trying to form a cabinet following an inconclusive election in September. He is now serving in a caretaker capacity after losing a mandatory vote of confidence that followed the election, but is trying to win support from traditional rivals the Centre Party and the Liberals to avert another election.