Current Events > Sweden's first female Prime Minister resigns just hours after being voted in

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/25/sweden-pm-andersson-resigns-over-budget-crisis-hours-after-appointment.html

Swedens 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. I have asked the speaker to be relieved of my duties as prime minister, Andersson told a media conference. I am ready to be prime minister in a single-party, Social Democrat 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. Swedens 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. Magdalena Andersson stands by her word to deliver on the agreement we have concluded and the Center Party will release her as Prime Minister, Annie Loof, leader of the countrys Center Party, said on Wednesday via Twitter. We are now making sure, once again, that Sweden can have a government that is not dependent on [the Sweden Democrats], she added. Parliamentary speaker Andreas Nolen is expected to announce the next steps to form a new government on Thursday.

Anderssons appointment at the head of a minority coalition government came after a last-minute deal with the opposition Left Party. Under Swedens Constitution, prime ministers can govern if they have the backing of a parliamentary majority which means a minimum of 175 lawmakers in the 349-member Riksdag. The 54-year-old secured her role as prime minister after 117 members of parliament supported her candidacy, with a further 59 abstentions. A total of 179 members of parliament had voted against her, meaning Andersson became the countrys first-ever female prime minister by just a single vote.



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Something something political Bs I don't understand

Couldn't she have just stuck it out ?

Behold, the only prime minister with no blood on her hands while serving in the role.

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Seems kinda hasty. Why didn't she try to fix things for at least a few months?

gunplagirl posted...

Behold, the only prime minister with no blood on her hands while serving in the role.

I'm sure some 87 year old grandparent passed away in hospital under her tyrannical regime. Horrid person, glad she's gone.

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Zikten posted...

Seems kinda hasty. Why didn't she try to fix things for at least a few months?

As the article notes, she didn't really have a choice in the matter

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lmao, rekt

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dioxxys posted...

Something something political Bs I don't understand

Couldn't she have just stuck it out ?

Zikten posted...

Seems kinda hasty. Why didn't she try to fix things for at least a few months?

If a party in a coalition Government decide to leave the Government, the Constitution demands that a new vote must be held for Prime-minister.

The Speaker has nominated her again and Riksdagen will vote on Monday. The parties and MPs who supported her yesterday say they will support her on Monday. So she will lead a single-party Government if elected again on Monday rather than a coalition Government.

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MrMallard posted...

I'm sure some 87 year old grandparent passed away in hospital under her tyrannical regime. Horrid person, glad she's gone.

One is too many

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This is literally the end of the first Yakuza game.

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Canada's only female prime Minister also resigned quickly but she lasted nearly a year rather than under an hour

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dioxxys posted...

Something something political Bs I don't understand

Couldn't she have just stuck it out ?

It's more like procedural praxis that when a party leaves the govt, they should try and reform it from the ground rather than just replace the open seats. So most likely she'll become the PM again pretty soon but in a one-party govt.

BalanceLost posted...

If a party in a coalition Government decide to leave the Government, the Constitution demands that a new vote must be held for Prime-minister.

Didn't know it was constitutional, was under the impression it was just praxis.

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Sounds like it's just process stuff and she gets a little vacation before she starts the job for real

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eston posted...

Sounds like it's just process stuff and she gets a little vacation before she starts the job for real

Awww that's boring.

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