Sweden’s first female Prime Minister was voted in and then she resigned just hours afterwards.
Magdalena Andersson resigned from office hours after being voted in. This was announced on Sweden’s official Twitter account.
Magdalena Andersson had not yet had counsel with the King.
The Green Party decided to leave the minority coalition government with Andersson’s Social Democrats.
All the other Nordic countries (Iceland, Finland, Norway and Denmark) have had female national leaders in the past.
Before Andersson, the post of Prime Minister has been held by 33 men. She holds a Masters degree in Economics from Stockholm School of Economics and has held the position of Minister of Finance.
Sweden is currently facing a number of challenges including gang violence and shootings in many suburbs of Stockholm and other main cities in the country.
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