STOCKHOLM (TASS): Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loewen will submit his resignation earlier this week. This was reported on Sunday by the SVT TV channel with reference to his press secretary . At the same time, it is not yet clear when a new head of government may be elected.
“At the beginning of next week, he will submit to the speaker [of parliament] his request to be dismissed from his post as prime minister,” said Maria Suleng, spokeswoman for the prime minister.
On August 22, Stefan Loewen, the Prime Minister and head of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party of Sweden (SDWP), announced his resignation. The SDLPS congress on Thursday elected Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the new party leader in place of Leuven. But he remains prime minister until the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) votes for a new head of government.
After the prime minister submits his resignation to the speaker of parliament, the latter will hold talks with representatives of parliamentary parties to find out if Riksdag Andersson will accept as the new prime minister. She could become the first woman to hold this post in Sweden.
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