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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson says Sweden "should join NATO" as she questions whether the Nordic country's longstanding policy of military non-alignment remains appropriate with Russia's invasion of Ukraine "undermining the European security order that Sweden builds its security on." SOUNDBITE
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
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto meets with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm, as the two Nordic neighbours prepare a bid for membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance. Both nations, which have traditionally remained non-aligned in military matters, have reconsidered their positions on the US-led defence grouping after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
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
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, accompanied by the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Macron is on a two-day state visit to Sweden, with the Nordic country on the cusp of becoming a NATO member following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, welcomes Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, with military honours in Berlin. IMAGES
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