Swedish prime minister resigns after losing vote of confidence

By Euronews/AFP, 28 June 2021
Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven (photo credit: Jessica Gow/AP)
Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven (photo credit: Jessica Gow/AP)
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Monday he had handed in his notice of resignation, giving parliament’s speaker the job of finding a new premier after the Social Democrat leader lost a vote of no-confidence last week. Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on June 21 after the Left Party withdrew its support, triggering frenzied talks as both the centre-left and centre-right tried to line up enough support to form a government. He had until midnight tonight to find fresh backing in parliament, enabling him hand over the job of finding a new government to the speaker with the expectation of being reappointed, or to call a snap election.
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