Swedish parliament votes against Social Democrats leader as PM, as expected

STOCKHOLM, Oct 15 (Reuters) — Sweden's parliament on Thursday rejected Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson's bid to form a minority government, as widely expected, extending a period of uncertainty over who will become prime minister after last month's general election. Four centre-left opposition parties, which have all said they favour Andersson as prime minister, on September 13 won a majority of seats in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, but do not agree on who should be part of a new government. (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom and Simon Johnson, editing by Terje Solsvik) ((anna.ringstrom@thomsonreuters.com)