Sweden's First Woman PM Magdalena Andersson Resigns Hours After Making History

Just hours after making history on Wednesday, 24 November, Sweden's first-ever woman prime minister and Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, resigned from her post after her coalition partner quit the government. This came after her budget failed to pass in the parliament.

"There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government should resign when one party quits. I don't want to lead a government whose legitimacy will be questioned," the Social Democratic leader said, reported BBC.

Sweden was the last Nordic country to have elected a woman to head it.

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