Sweden to have first female prime minister

Magdalena Anderson has been elected leader of the ruling Social Democrats and is set to become the country's next prime minister. Sweden's Magdalena Anderson is about to make history. She was elected leader of the ruling Swedish Social Democrat Party (Social Democratina) last week, paving the way for her to become the country's first female prime minister.

The choice to become a leader was made in the last few days in Gothenburg. She is only the second female leader to be elected in the party's 131-year history. Mona Sahlin was the party leader in 2007 but never made it to the PM's office.

This time around, there is a strong possibility that Magdalena Anderson will become the country's leader by the end of this week.

Sweden's current government is a coalition between the Social Democrats and the Milju Party (Greens), backed by the Center Party and the Winter Party.

Incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Lفfven, who was also the leader of the Social Democrats until Thursday, announced his resignation at the end of August.

The move comes as a surprise to many as Sweden's next general election is set for September 2022. Mr. Luff Wayne said he did not intend to continue leading the party until the next election and wanted to "provide the best possible conditions" for the new party leader.

Magdalena Anderson has been Sweden's finance minister since 2014, but parliament could approve her reshuffle next Thursday. She is expected to hold informal talks with other ruling parties this weekend to see if they can reach a vote before approaching the vote, according to the "consensus-based" Swedish political tradition. Support or not.

Although Sweden tops the world charts in terms of gender equality, and despite its progressive reputation, it is the only country in the Nordic region to have no female prime minister.

Iceland was the first country in the world to elect a female president in 1980 and a female prime minister in 2009.

Sana Marin is the current Prime Minister of Finland. Matt Frederickson is currently leading Denmark and Erna Solberg was the leader in Norway until last month.

Magdalena Anderson, 54, was born in Uppsala, north of Stockholm. He studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics and spent time at Harvard. In a 2017 interview with the Swedish newspaper Express, she stated that she had no intention of becoming the leader of her party.

He told his party conference this week that his priorities were to fight for segregation in the environment and society. He emphasized the need for each individual to play his or her role in society and stressed the importance of working certain hours a week to be eligible for welfare benefits. "Society should treat you like an individual because that's how it works in Sweden," he said.

He cited growing privatization of schools and healthcare services, and called for a "strong state of welfare" and a "take back control" of companies pursuing profit in public services.

It was the speech of a leader who has wide support within his party and aims to reach out to the disenfranchised voters of the Social Democrats, who over the last few years have been the left-wing party (Winsterpartit) or the right-wing Swedish nationalists. The Democrats have voted.

Although it is still the largest party in the election, the gap between the Social Democrats and other parties is closing. In the next election, the main opposition moderate right-wing populists are likely to move closer to the Swedish Democrats.