Sweden’s first woman PM Magdalena Andersson steps down within hours of being elected

Sweden’s first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson was announced as leader on November 24, 2021 but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass.

Andersson was forced to resign after she presented her government’s budget in the Parliament and the Swedish parliament voted in favour of the budget presented by the opposition.