Sweden’s first woman Prime Minister reappointed after resigning

Magdalena Andersson had resigned just hours after she made history by becoming Sweden’s first female Prime Minister last Wednesday. Her resignation came after her government lost coalition support just hours after her selection.

Now, Andersson has yet again been given the charge by Sweden’s hung Parliament, or Riksdag. She was “selected” by a narrow margin on Monday.

101 members voted in her favor, 75 abstained, and 173 voted against her. She was appointed because the majority out of the 349 members did not vote against her.

Under Swedish law, a Prime Ministerial candidate can be selected even if they do not get enough votes to win. They however, must not get the majority of votes against them.

Magdalena Andersson will now hope to lead a one-Party government until the next elections. Her government lost support after its coalition Party refused to vote for Magdalena’s budget.

She now has an uphill task as Sweden’s self-proclaimed Feminist government will now battle the Omicron variant, and try to enforce vaccine mandates on the public. She has also vowed to construct climate friendly programs.