{"id":4177,"date":"2021-11-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2021-12-01T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:01:47","slug":"prime-minister-swedish-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/prime-minister-swedish-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Shortest Reign As Prime Minister? Swedish PM says, “Hold My Drink!”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The former Swedish Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson might be eligible for the shortest reign as PM award. She resigned from the position within hours. This came as a huge surprise because most politicians dream of holding such a prestigious seat. And almost everyone would love to lead a country. In other nations, leaders of this stature turn into pseudo dictators who hold on to the high throne and refuse to relinquish power. But for Anderson, the PM post was so easy to drop like a hot potato due to pressing factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Her exit from the office caused a buzz online because it is an unusual occurrence. This is especially true in the political arena where many people will be eyeing for such an office. Prime Ministers with the shortest reign in the UK include Lord Bath, who only served for two days from 10 to 12 February 1746 [Source]<\/a>. In another perspective, George Cunning holds the shortest reign from April to August 1827, and this amounted to 119 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these leaders fall short of the former Swedish PM who did not even last a day in office. Andersson\u2019s election was a welcome development because it cemented the global movement of empowering women. Sweden was also marking 100 years since women got the right to vote for national leaders. The PM was a wonderful milestone to the 100th year of celebrating women\u2019s liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was reported that as a PM, Andersson had joined the few exonerated women who sit on prestigious seats in the world. About two dozens of women are heads of states worldwide as noted by UN Women, the United Nations agency focused on gender equality [Source]<\/a>. The majority of the women-headed nations are in Europe, and this paints a gloomy picture of the emancipation of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweden was the last Scandinavian country to elect a woman into the highest office. These nations are applauded for having \u201cthe world\u2019s most progressive gender policies\u201d [Source]<\/a>. Andersson was Sweden\u2019s first-ever female prime minister, meaning she ushered the country into a new phase and broke new ground.
An independent member who supported Andersson said \u201cIf women are only allowed to vote, but never elected to the highest office, democracy is not complete. There is something symbolic in this decision\u201d. But this achievement was only celebrated for a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did Andersson resign?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the question perplexing most people around the world and they are trying to understand why she would turn her back on being Sweden\u2019s PM.
The Washington Post reported that \u201cHours after assuming office, Andersson resigned from the post when a member of the ruling coalition, the center-left Swedish Green party, quit the government in protest after lawmakers passed a budget bill backed by three right-wing parties\u201d. It also added that \u201cAndersson\u2019s Social Democratic Party had put forward an alternative budget proposal that failed to pass\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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