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		</div><p>Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, has announced her one-party minority government, with only a few changes at cabinet level from the previous administration.</p>
<p>Ms Andersson, who had been Sweden’s finance minister, chose Mikael Damberg to replace her in that role. Mr Damberg previously had been home affairs minister.</p>
<p>The prime minister, who is the leader of the Social Democratic party, was elected again on Monday as the Scandinavian nation’s premier.</p>
<p>She resigned last week after just seven hours as prime minister when a budget defeat prompted then-coalition partner the Greens to quit her two-party coalition.</p>
<p>The move followed the rejection of her government’s budget proposal in favour of one presented by opposition parties, including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats, who are rooted in a neo-Nazi movement.</p>
<p>On Monday, Ms Andersson was named as prime minister even though 101 parliamentarians voted in favour of her appointment and 173 were against it, with 75 abstentions.</p>
<p>Under the Swedish constitution, prime ministers can be named and can govern as long as a parliamentary majority – a minimum of 175 MPs – does not oppose them.</p>
<p>Ms Andersson kept Ann Linde as foreign minister and Peter Hultqvist as defence minister.</p>
<p>The Greens held, among others, the environment and culture ministries in the previous government.</p>
<p>Social Democrats Annika Strandhall and Jeanette Gustafsdotter have now taken over the two posts.</p>
<p>Ms Andersson has replaced Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime minister, roles he relinquished earlier this year.</p>
<p>She will be formally installed following an audience with King Carl XVI Gustav, Sweden’s figurehead monarch, later on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Mr Lofven, who had been leading the Swedish government in a caretaker capacity, will step down.</p>
<p>Sweden’s next general election is scheduled for September 11 next year.</p>
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