Swede Andersson admits defeat and will step down as prime minister
2022-09-15 10:10:59Source: CCTV News Client
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On September 14 local time, Swedish Prime Minister Andersson held a press conference to admit defeat in the 2022 parliamentary elections and announced that he would step down as prime minister. He said he would lead the transitional government until the new government was formed, after which the Social Democratic Party would become the opposition party and continue to serve as the party’s president.
According to Swedish TV, the current Swedish parliament president Andreas Noren said that on September 26, members of parliament will meet to discuss the candidate for the speaker. On September 27, the king of Sweden will announce the opening of parliament and the president will be able to appoint a new prime minister. The new Swedish prime minister will already be elected on 30 September, but it cannot be ruled out that it will take longer.
On the 14th, the Swedish Electoral Commission announced the statistical results of 99% of the votes in the parliamentary elections. , the Environment Party, the Left Party and the Center Party The group of parties formed to support the current government won only 173 seats. The center-left Social Democrats, the far-right Swedish Democrats and the center-right Moderate Party are the three main parties in parliament with 107, 73 and 68 seats respectively.
The Swedish parliament has 349 seats and elections are held every four years. In November 2021, then Swedish Prime Minister Lofven stepped down as leader of the Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister, and then Chancellor of the Exchequer Andersson became the new leader of the Social Democratic Party and was elected Prime Minister, becoming the first woman Swedish Prime Minister. (Reporter from Hao Xiaoli Headquarters)
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