Sweden's first elected female prime minister announces her resignation
This is Magdalena Andersson (profile photo) taken in Washington, USA on October 14, 2021.
Issued by Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of IMF/Photo by Allison Shelly)
Xinhua News Agency, Stockholm, November 24 (Reporter and Miao) Only a few hours after she was elected the first female prime minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson announced her resignation on the 24th.
At a press conference held on the evening of the 24th, Andersson stated that the main reason for her resignation was her unwillingness to lead "a government that may be questioned for legitimacy."
The Swedish parliament voted on the new prime minister candidate Andersson earlier in the day.
The results showed that Andersson received 117 votes in support, 174 votes against, 57 abstentions, and 1 absent.
As the number of negative votes was less than half, the parliament approved Andersson as the new prime minister.
According to the plan, Andersson should formally take office on the 26th and form a new government.
That afternoon, the Swedish parliament voted to pass the 2022 budget, but it was opposed by the Environment Party, which immediately announced its withdrawal from the minority coalition government.
By convention, if a ruling party leaves the coalition government, the coalition government will be forced to step down, and the parliament will vote on the newly nominated prime minister candidates.
According to a press release issued by the Swedish Parliament on the evening of the 24th, Speaker Andreas Nolen has approved Andersson's resignation.
Nolan will continue to consult with various parties on the current political situation in order to find possible solutions.
In the Swedish parliamentary elections held in 2018, the center-left camp consisting of the Social Democratic Party, the Environmental Party, and the Left Party won the election, and the Social Democratic Party and the Environmental Party subsequently formed a minority coalition government.
In November of this year, Swedish Prime Minister Leven resigned as the leader of the Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister, and the then Chancellor of Finance Andersson became the new leader of the Social Democratic Party and was nominated as the new prime minister candidate.