Sweden
Prime Minister Andersson resigns after election
Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden. photo
© Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency/dpa
It was an election thriller right to the end: the conservative right-wing camp is expanding a minimal lead in Sweden. Three days after the election, Prime Minister Andersson has now admitted defeat.
Three days after the hard-fought parliamentary elections in Sweden, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has admitted defeat. The conservative-right camp received a narrow majority, so she will submit her resignation as prime minister on Thursday, the social democrat said on Wednesday evening in Stockholm.