Sweden’s first lady PM, again

SWEDEN yesterday elected its first female prime minister – for the second time in a week.

By last night, Magdalena Andersson had already outlasted her first stint in the job, which saw her quit after just seven hours.

In a 173-101 vote with 75 abstentions, the 349-seat Riksdag elected Miss Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, as prime minister for the second time. She will form a oneparty, minority government with the Cabinet due to be named today.

Miss Andersson served as leader of a coalition last week, only to be forced out on Wednesday when her Green partners walked away.