Bloomberg Sweden’s speaker of parliament gave Alliance opposition leader Ulf Kristersson the first attempt at forming a government to break the deadlock after last month’s inconclusive election. Kristersson will be given two weeks to gather support to become prime minister, Andreas Norlen, the speaker, said at a press conference in Stockholm. The situation needs to be “softened” and giving one ...

Bloomberg French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb quit late Tuesday, the second major minister to leave President Emmanuel Macron’s government in three months. Collomb, 71, had already announced he’d step down to return to local politics in his hometown of Lyon, though he’d originally indicated he’d stay in his post until next year. Collomb follows Nicolas Hulot, a popular television presenter ...

Bloomberg SoftBank Corp. has pledged to provide free solar power from its projects in International Solar Alliance (ISA) countries after the developments recoup their initial investments. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son told a conference on Wednesday in New Delhi that power from the projects will be free after the end of the initial 25-year power purchase agreements. The expected life of ...