Sweden's first female prime minister is 'imminent’

 Sweden's first female prime minister is 'imminent’

 

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Sweden is expected to have a female prime minister for the first time in its history.

 

Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson was elected as the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party.

 

This is very unusual in Sweden, where there has never been a female prime minister in history.

 

 

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The National Congress of the ruling Social Democratic Party was held in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 4th local time.

 

Andersson, 54, was elected as the sole candidate for the next party leader.

 

[Chairman & Delegate: Do you agree with Magdalena Andersson's election as the next party leader of the Social Democratic Party? (Yes!) Unanimously elected.]

 

Minister Andersson was a former swimmer and worked as a youth member of the Social Democratic Party.

 

She joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Löfven as she became Minister of Finance in 2004, and she has been dubbed 'The World's Best Finance Minister' and she has gained strong trust.

 

Andersson, who has become her ruling party leader, still has one hurdle before she ascends to her premiership.

 

It is subject to a parliamentary vote, and if she does not receive a negative vote from a majority, she will become Sweden's first female prime minister.

 

However, it is practically difficult to be optimistic as the main obstacle is that the ruling party has only one-third of the seats and the recent government's low approval ratings are the biggest obstacles.

 

On the other hand, it is also true that she has a higher chance of being elected than anyone else in that she has the initiative as the leader of the ruling party.

 

[Magdalena Andersson / Ruling Party Leader-Elect of Sweden: Now we have to go further. I look forward to being able to lead this fight together with you.]

 

 

Northern Europe is a country where women politicians are active, and in Denmark, Finland and Iceland, all incumbent prime ministers are women.

 

Sweden, on the other hand, was the last country in Northern Europe to have never had a female prime minister.

 

It remains to be seen whether Andersson will successfully place Sweden on the list of female prime ministers.