Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first female PM returns after resignation

Sweden’s first female prime minister has today been reappointed to the top job.

MPs backed Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson by a narrow margin in a new vote on Monday.

She will attempt to lead a one-party government until an election in September next year.

She stood down as PM last Wednesday a few hours of her election since the coalition partner, the Green Party left due to a budget defeat in the Parliament. She will now shape a minority socialdemocratic cBinet until the general election in September 2022.