Last Wednesday, the 54-year-old resigned just seven hours after her election after the long-time Green coalition partner surprisingly left the cabinet table.
This morning, Andersson, who has been finance minister since 2014, will make her government statement and present the exclusively social-democratic ministerial team. At 1 p.m. the new social democratic minority government is then headed by King Carl XVI. Gustaf sworn in. Then Magdalena Andersson is Sweden’s first head of government, after 33 men in this office.
Weakest government since 1978
Minority governments have a long tradition in Sweden. But it will be difficult for Andersson, as she heads the weakest government since 1978. The then Prime Minister Ola Ullsten could only rely on 39 votes from his Liberal Party in the Reichstag. Andersson’s Social Democrats have 100 seats out of 349.
In addition, Andersson has to rule with the opposition budget that the Reichstag passed on Friday. The Social Democrats’ draft budget had previously failed.
Source From: Nachrichten
