Newly-elected Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigned on Wednesday just hours after she was appointed, when her coalition partner, the Greens, quit the government.
Sweden's Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson delivers a speech after being elected as party leader of the Social Democratic Party at the party's congress, in Gothenburg, Sweden, November 4, 2021.
Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo"I have told the speaker that I wish to resign as prime minister," Andersson told reporters at a news conference.Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com
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