Social Democrat leader looks set to be new Swedish PM after deal with Left Party

FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson is congratulated by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, after she was elected as party leader of the Social Democratic Party, at the party's congress, in Gothenburg, Sweden, November 4, 2021. Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/ TT News Agency/via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Social Democrat party leader Magdalena Andersson looks set to become Sweden's first female prime minister after the government and the Left Party reached a deal that will see the former communists back her in a confirmation vote in parliament.

The confirmation vote will be held on Wedesday.