Sweden: Magdalena Andersson chosen as future government leader, is the first woman
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November 24, 2021
Sensational twist in Sweden: a few hours after being elected premier, the first woman in the Scandinavian country, Magdalena Andersson resigned. Andersson, according to reports from the Swedish press, resigned after the Green party withdrew from the coalition, causing the budget law to be rejected. For ecologists, the 2022 budget law had incorporated too many changes requested by the right-wing opposition.
"Constitutional practice dictates that a coalition government resigns after one of the parties leaves the coalition. I do not want to lead a government whose legitimacy is questioned," explained the social democratic leader at a press conference, during which she expressed the hope of being able to be voted again at the helm of the executive - a single-color Social Democrat, even more minority - in a forthcoming vote.