Swedish Social Dems leader proposed as PM - parliament speaker

FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks as he arrives to attend a face-to-face EU summit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament speaker on Monday proposed Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven as prime minister, leaving him facing a still uncertain vote to return as premier as would-be supporters continued to make conflicting demands.

Lofven's fragile centre-left minority government collapsed last month after the Left Party withdrew its support over plans to ease some rent controls on housing.