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26-11-2021, 09:14 AM
PUBLISHED THU, NOV 25 2021 7:16 AM EST
Sam Meredith
Sweden’s first-ever female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, has resigned just hours after being appointed, deepening political uncertainty.
Andersson said Wednesday that she was forced to resign after her budget bill failed and the Green Party quit their two-party coalition government. She had been announced as leader earlier in the day to a standing ovation by some sectors of the parliament.
Instead, lawmakers in the Riksdag voted in favor of a budget tabled by the opposition that includes the anti-immigration right-wing party of the Sweden Democrats.
Andersson told reporters she hoped to be reappointed prime minister as the head of a single-party government.
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The Green Party and the socialist Left Party have both said they are prepared to support the re-appointment of Andersson, who previously served as finance minister for seven years under her predecessor Stefan Lofven.
Sweden’s Center Party, meanwhile, has said it would abstain, which effectively paves the way for Andersson to get the top job once again.
The parties had been unable to approve a budget bill in a fragmented political landscape, but they are seen to be united in the aim of preventing the Sweden Democrats from having a role in government.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/25/sweden-p...tment.html
Sam Meredith
Sweden’s first-ever female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, has resigned just hours after being appointed, deepening political uncertainty.
Andersson said Wednesday that she was forced to resign after her budget bill failed and the Green Party quit their two-party coalition government. She had been announced as leader earlier in the day to a standing ovation by some sectors of the parliament.
Instead, lawmakers in the Riksdag voted in favor of a budget tabled by the opposition that includes the anti-immigration right-wing party of the Sweden Democrats.
Andersson told reporters she hoped to be reappointed prime minister as the head of a single-party government.
......
The Green Party and the socialist Left Party have both said they are prepared to support the re-appointment of Andersson, who previously served as finance minister for seven years under her predecessor Stefan Lofven.
Sweden’s Center Party, meanwhile, has said it would abstain, which effectively paves the way for Andersson to get the top job once again.
The parties had been unable to approve a budget bill in a fragmented political landscape, but they are seen to be united in the aim of preventing the Sweden Democrats from having a role in government.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/25/sweden-p...tment.html
