Hours after being tapped as Sweden’s first female minister, Magdalena Andersson resigned Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and coalis partners, Greens left the government minority two parties.
The government budget proposal itself was rejected after one presented by the opposition which included the Right Wing Populis of the Swedish Democratic Democratic. Sweden’s third largest party was rooted in the Neo-Nazi movement. Voting is 154-143 supporting the opposition budget proposal.
Andersson, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, decided that the best to resign from his post was more than seven hours after he made history by becoming the first woman to lead the country.
“For me, it’s about respect, but I also don’t want to lead a government where there might be a reason to question his legitimacy,” Andersson told a press conference.
Andersson, who was a minister of finance before being a prime minister, told Andreas Norlen’s parliamentary speaker that he was still interested in leading the government of one social democratic party.
Norlen, the speaker from Parliament 349 Swedish seats, said he would contact eight Swedish leaders “to discuss the situation.” On Thursday, he will announce the road ahead.
Andersson said that “the coalition government must resign if a party chooses to leave the government. Despite the fact that the parliamentary situation does not change, needs to be tried again.”
Even though the green party pulled his support for his government, he said he was ready to stand behind Andersson in a new voting to knock on the prime minister.
But green said that it was the best interest of the party to withdraw support for him after a budget defeat in parliament.
“We have a united party behind us by saying we cannot sit in the government that implementing the negotiated policy (Swedish Democrats). We must see our voters in the eye and feel proud,” said Marta Stenevi, a Green Party spokesman when the party chose to resign from the government.
Another Green Party spokesman per Bolund said, “It is something we really regret.”
Previously on that day, Andersson said he could “organize the country with the opposition budget.”
The approved budget is based on the government’s own proposal but of 74 billion Chronor ($ 8.2 billion) that the government wants to spend reform, more than 20 billion Chronor ($ 2.2 billion) will be distributed back next year, said SVT Sweden Broadter. The approved budget aims to reduce taxes, increased salaries for police officers and more money to various Swedish justice system sectors.
Andersson’s appointment as the Prime Minister marked a milestone for Sweden, seen for several decades as one of the most progressive countries in Europe when it comes to gender relations, but who do not have a woman in the top political post.
Andersson had been tapped to replace Stefan Lofving as party leader and Prime Minister, the role he released earlier this year.
Previously on that day, 117 parliamentarian members chose Ya for Andersson, 174 rejected his appointment while 57 Abstains and one member of the parliament did not exist.
Under the Swedish constitution, the Prime Minister can be named and regulates during the majority of parliament – a minimum of 175 parliamentarians – do not oppose them.
The next Swedish general election is scheduled for September 11.