Sweden’s first female prime minister has been reappointed to the top job after political turmoil forced her to resign within hours of taking the post last week.
In a fresh vote on Monday, MPs backed Social Democratic Party head Magdalena Andersson by a razor-thin margin.
She plans to head a one-party government until the September election next year.
After her coalition fell apart last Thursday, she resigned as prime minister.
Ms. Andersson had been chosen as Sweden’s first female prime minister by a single vote in parliament just hours before.
However, when her budget proposal failed to pass, the 54-year-old economist’s intention to establish a new coalition government with the Green Party was thrown into disarray.
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Instead, parliament voted for a budget drawn up by a group of opposition parties, including the far-right Sweden Democrats.
The Green Party said it would not accept a budget drafted by the far-right and walked away from the government, leading to its demise.
By convention, the prime minister in Sweden is expected to resign if a coalition party leaves government.
In Monday’s vote in Sweden’s parliament, the Riksdag, 101 of its 349 members voted yes, 75 abstained and 173 voted no.
To be appointed prime minister under Sweden’s political system, a candidate only needs to avoid a majority voting against them.
At a news conference after the vote, Ms Andersson said she was ready to “take Sweden forward” with a programme focused on welfare, climate change and crime.
But without the support of other parties, Ms Andersson will struggle to pass legislation in parliament, where the centre-left Social Democrats hold 100 of 349 seats.