Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, announced she will resign on Wednesday.
Andersson became prime minister last year and told reporters in Stockholm that she will submit her resignation on Thursday.
The announcement was made as Sweden’s election authority was to release the vote count from Sunday’s election.
The “far right” Swedish Democrats and other conservative groups won the majority in Sweden’s parliament by a small margin, 176 of 349 seats.
This is Magdalena’s second resignation in a year. Last December, she resigned from the Chair of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee.
The new Prime Minister will most likely be Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates Party, because Sweden’s Democrat leader, Jimmie Akesson does not seem able to unite the other parties.
“Now the work begins of making Sweden great again,” said Kristersson in an apparent “hat tip” to Donald Trump.
“If Ulf Kristersson’s alternative doesn’t hold, I am ready to lead,” Andersson said, adding that she has no plans to step down as leader of the Social Democrats. “Sweden will be only one or two votes away from a government crisis,” she said.
Kristersson, 58, is set to lead the Swedish government with support from a very slim majority in parliament.
“I am now starting the process to form a new, forceful government for all of Sweden and all citizens,” Kristersson said.
There is a large frustration in society: fear over violence, worries about the economy. The world is very uncertain and the political polarization have become too large, even in Sweden.”
“The Swedish people have voted for change,” says Akesson.
““The process to make Sweden nice again starts. It is time to start rebuilding the safety, welfare and cohesion. It is time to put Sweden first,” Akkeson says.
“Now the work begins of making Sweden great again,” the party leader said.
The Moderate leader has started talks with three parties that backed his candidacy, including the nationalists — who are now the country’s second largest political force after the Social Democrats. With voters anxious about a gang-fueled crime wave, the Sweden Democrats vowed to “make Sweden safe again,” by introducing longer prison terms and reducing immigration to a minimum. The opposition also pledged to build new nuclear plants.
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Many leaders around the world have resigned recently…
- Sri Lanka – Prime Minister and President resign after its people revolted.
- Estonia – Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigns.
- United Kingdom – Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns.
- Italy – Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns.
- Ireland – Prime Minister faces a vote of no confidence (and won yesterday)
- Netherlands and Germany- Dutch and German citizens protest due to the government forcing farmers to stop using fertilizers, creating food shortages.
- Sweden- Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson
- Japan – Former Prime Minister Abe is assassinated.
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