Sweden's history-making first female prime minister has resigned after only a few hours in the post

How it started. . .

Magdalena Andersson was sworn in today as the country’s first female prime minister. History made!

BREAKING: Sweden’s parliament approves Magdalena Andersson as the country’s first female prime minister, tapping the finance minister who recently became the new leader of the Social Democratic party. https://t.co/RreRLgym2G

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 24, 2021

How it’s going. . .

Magdalena Andersson has resigned just hours after being sworn in as Sweden’s first female prime minister. History made — again!

BREAKING: Sweden's first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned hours after taking up the post. Andersson's party suffered a budget defeat in parliament and its coalition partner left the two-party minority government. https://t.co/O1Yk7Ak08t

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) November 24, 2021

Apparently, the government is in some sort of crisis now:

Just hours after her election, Sweden's incoming Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson handed in her resignation after a tense budget vote threw the government into crisis. https://t.co/lxx9VxewwH

— The Local Sweden (@TheLocalSweden) November 24, 2021

Whoops.

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