Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, said Sunday that he will step down as head of government and the party in November.
The unexpected announcement &mdash; made during his annual summer speech &mdash;- came ahead of next year's general election and after Lofven in June became the first Swedish leader ever to lose a motion in parliament.
Lofven said he had informed the party &ldquo;that I want to leave my position as party chairman at the party congress in November and then also ask to be dismissed as prime minister.&rdquo;
He said being prime minister and head of the Social Democrats "have been fantastic years.&rdquo;
&ldquo;But everything has an end and I want to give my successor the very best conditions,&rdquo; the 63-year-old Lofven said.
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Steeping down is &ldquo;not easy, but right,&rdquo; Lofven said, adding there also was &ldquo;a little sadness too."
It was not immediately clear who would replace Lofven. Since 2012, he has been head of the Social Democrats -- Sweden's largest party that currently holds 100 of parliament's 349 seats.
A new leader for the Social Democratic Party is to be elected at a party congress being held Nov. 3-7, and that person then must be confirmed as prime minister by the parliament, according to Sweden's Constitution.
Earlier this year, Lofven resigned after losing a confidence vote and called on the country's parliamentary speaker to try to form a new government instead of holding an early election. He was able to form a government that was the same as the previous one.
After the 2018 election, Sweden had a deadlocked parliament because no one wanted to cooperate with the Sweden Democrats, a right-wing populist party that is considered extreme. It took four months of negotiations to produce a government that Lofven presented in January 2019.
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The unexpected announcement — made during his annual summer speech —- came ahead of next year`s general election and after Lofven in June became the first Swedish leader ever to lose a motion in parliament

Swedish PM Stefan Lofven to step down in November

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The unexpected announcement — made during his annual summer speech —- came ahead of next year's general election and after Lofven in June became the first Swedish leader ever to lose a motion in parliament

Swedish PM Stefan Lofven to step down in November

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