Hours after being tapped as Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson resigned after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and her coalition partner left the two-party minority government.
’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson resigned Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and her coalition partner left the two-party minority government.
Andersson said “a coalition government should resign if a party chooses to leave the government. Despite the fact that the parliamentary situation is unchanged, it needs to be tried again.” Lofven’s government describes itself as feminist, putting equality between women and men at the heart of national and international work.
“There is something symbolic in this decision,” she added. “Feminism is always about girls and women being complete people who have the same opportunities as men and boys.” Under the Swedish Constitution, prime ministers can be named and govern as long as a parliamentary majority — a minimum of 175 lawmakers — is not against them.
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