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Sweden ends a four-month political vacuum by electing Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to a second term, after he elbowed out the far-right to save one of Europe's few left-wing governments. IMAGES from inside the Swedish Parliament
Images of Pita Limjaroenrat in the parliament as he will again ask Thailand's parliament to endorse him as prime minister Wednesday but with little chance of wooing the military-appointed senators who scuttled his first bid. IMAGES
Thailand's parliament rejected election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's bid to become prime minister. After hours of discussions but a surprisingly swift voting process, Pita failed to secure the 375 parliamentary votes needed to become Thailand's 30th premier, despite his reformist party winning the popular vote in the general election. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins a no-confidence vote triggered by his Conservative MPs and will stay on as leader, but the scale of the rebellion leaves his future in doubt. SOUNDBITE
Family photo of the newly designated Swedish Prime minister, Margareta Andersson, with her government ministers outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm. Sweden's parliament elected Magdalena Andersson as the country's Prime minister, the first woman to hold the post, five days after her initial bid lasted only hours. IMAGES
Magdalena Andersson walks into the Swedish Parliament before being elected as Swedish Prime Minister for the second time. She's the first woman to hold the post, five days after her first bid lasted only hours. The 54-year-old will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Stefan Lofven after a total of 101 members of parliament voted for her, while 75 abstained and 173 voted against. IMAGES