Swedish Fin Min Andersson handed task of forming new government

FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson delivers a speech after being elected as party leader of the Social Democratic Party at the party's congress, in Gothenburg, Sweden, November 4, 2021. Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson will have a shot at becoming the Nordic country's first female prime minister after the speaker picked her on Thursday to try and form a government from a fragmented parliament.

Andersson was elected by the Social Democrat party to replace former Prime Minister Stefan Lofven as its chairperson last week. Lofven handed in his resignation as prime minister on Wednesday.