Magdalena Andersson elected as Swedish 34th Prime Minister

ByChinaeuropenet

Nov 29, 2021 Magdalena Andersson, Swedish Prime Minister

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 29 (ChinaEuropeDialogue) — Magdalena Andersson has been elected for the second time as Swedish 34th Prime Minister.

She won with 101 votes for, 173 votes against, and 75 abstained.

Andersson had been elected last Wednesday as new and the first Swedish woman Prime Minister. In the afternoon, the environmental party announced that they quitted from the government.

The short changes gave many a shock. Parliament speaker Andreas Norlen announced on Thursday that he nominated Andersson as Prime Minister again and the voting will take place today.

The votes show that Andersson won with 101 votes for, 173 against and 75 abstained.

Andersson said at the press conference that she is happy to become Swedish Prime Minister and eager to continue to work. About future, Andersson said she didn’t think of the future 9 months, but also the future 10 years.

Tomorrow she will give a speech about her statement on the new government.

By Chinaeuropenet

Xuefei Chen Axelsson is an independent media person. She has been a journalist for 30 years. She studied English, International politics, and sustainable development. She has been to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and America, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and all the nordic countries including Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Britain. She is good at talking with all kinds of people and exchange ideas and serves as a bridge between China and the world.

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