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Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight

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Tags: sweden, politics, socialdemokraterna, prime ministers, magdalena andersson, women, parliamentary votes, government.coalition, source.dw
https://www.dw.com/en/magdalena-andersson-voted-in-as-swedens-first-female-prime-minister/a-59915326

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Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)
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Nov 7 2017
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  1. [2]
    mycketforvirrad
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    Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns after less than twelve hours The Guardian – 24th November 2021

    Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns after less than twelve hours

    Sweden’s first female prime minister, the Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, has resigned less than 12 hours into the job when her coalition collapsed, plunging the country into further political uncertainty.

    The speaker of parliament will now decide the next step in the process of finding a new government.

    “There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should resign when one party quits,” Andersson told reporters. “I don’t want to lead a government whose legitimacy will be questioned.”

    The Guardian – 24th November 2021

    8 votes
    1. HotPants
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      Man, if that was a roller coaster of emotions for me, how was that for Magdalena Andersson, to have the countries highest job, then to lose it, all in 12 hours.

      Man, if that was a roller coaster of emotions for me, how was that for Magdalena Andersson, to have the countries highest job, then to lose it, all in 12 hours.

      4 votes
  3. [2]
    AugustusFerdinand
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    Can someone help me with how quitting the government works in Sweden? Did the Green party's 16 members all resign or something?

    The fatal blow came when the Greens’ leader, Per Bolund, said his party could not tolerate the opposition’s “historic budget, drafted for the first time with the far right”, and quit the government.

    Can someone help me with how quitting the government works in Sweden? Did the Green party's 16 members all resign or something?

    4 votes
    1. imperialismus
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      In this case, it means resigning cabinet positions held by the party and formally withdrawing support in parliament.

      In this case, it means resigning cabinet positions held by the party and formally withdrawing support in parliament.

      2 votes