World News: Sweden moves closer to getting first woman prime minister – Gulf Digital News
- Date: 05-Nov-2021
- Source: Gulf Daily News
- Sector:Technology
- Country:Gulf
World News: Sweden moves closer to getting first woman prime minister – Gulf Digital News
Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson moved a step closer to becoming Sweden's first woman prime minister on Thursday when the ruling Social Democrat party elected her as its leader in place of Stefan Lofven.
Lofven, the current prime minister, wants to step down before national elections due in September 2022.
His minority coalition with the Green Party has struggled to survive since coming to power in 2014 and Andersson would need backing from the Greens as well as the Left and Centre parties to also succeed Lofven as leader of the country.