Magdalena Andersson became Sweden’s first ever female prime minister and was forced to resign just hours later in what was a whirlwind day of Swedish  politics.

After losing a budget vote and her junior coalition partner in the space of a few short hours, Andersson said her decision to resign was a matter of “respect”, and added: “I also do not want to lead a government where there may be grounds to question its legitimacy.”

Sweden has its first female prime minister: Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson. She graduated from the prestigious Stockholm School of Economics and has been finance minister since 2014 https://t.co/Ddg4yh67mi pic.twitter.com/VxrnGiKabk

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 24, 2021

Source: Reuters on Twitter, 25/11/2021