Women in power: How many European countries have female leaders?
Source: Euronews
Magdalena Andersson has become Sweden's first female prime minister. But she is among the minority: there are just five other women leading their countries in the European Union: Finland's Sanna Marin; Estonia's Kaja Kallas; Lithuania's Ingrida Šimonytė; Denmark's Mette Frederiksen and Germany's Angela Merkel.
Merkel has been acting in a caretaker capacity since elections in September, having first become Germany's Chancellor in 2005. The 67-year-old, Europe's longest-serving female leader, is set to be replaced by Olaf Scholz in early December.
Click here to read the full article published by Euronews on 24 November 2021.
Magdalena Andersson has become Sweden's first female prime minister. But she is among the minority: there are just five other women leading their countries in the European Union: Finland's Sanna Marin; Estonia's Kaja Kallas; Lithuania's Ingrida Šimonytė; Denmark's Mette Frederiksen and Germany's Angela Merkel.
Merkel has been acting in a caretaker capacity since elections in September, having first become Germany's Chancellor in 2005. The 67-year-old, Europe's longest-serving female leader, is set to be replaced by Olaf Scholz in early December.
Click here to read the full article published by Euronews on 24 November 2021.