Swedish PM Andersson resigns on first day, to seek new support
STOCKHOLM, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Newly-elected Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigned on Wednesday just hours after she was appointed, when her coalition partner, the Greens, quit the government.
[1/7] Sweden's Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson delivers a speech after being elected as party leader of the Social Democratic Party at the party's congress, in Gothenburg, Sweden, November 4, 2021. Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo
"I have told the speaker that I wish to resign as prime minister," Andersson told reporters at a news conference.
She said she was ready, however, to try again as leader of a single party government.
Reporting by Johan Ahlander
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