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The Swedish parliament has confirmed left-wing Magdalena Andersson as the first female PM, but trouble is already on the horizon.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded eco-extremist group Insulate Britain “irresponsible crusties” for blocking roads in protest over climate change.

Japan’s conservative ruling party elected former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida as its new leader on Wednesday, “making him all but certain to become Japan’s next prime minister,” Kyodo News reported Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced Friday he will not seek reelection on September 29 as president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), meaning he will effectively step down from his role as prime minister, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported.

The majority Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan elected departing Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s chief cabinet secretary, Suga Yoshihide, its president on Monday.

Japan’s Kyodo News published a poll on Wednesday that found Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide to be the most popular choice to succeed Abe Shinzo as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister of Japan. 

Lebanese Ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib, 48, was confirmed as the next prime minister of Lebanon in a parliamentary vote on Sunday.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, 65, officially became his country’s longest-serving prime minister on Monday. He announced on Friday that he will resign due to health concerns, capping a remarkable career that left three of his greatest ambitions unfulfilled: Revising the Japanese constitution to allow more initiative in national defense, returning Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea, and officially wrapping up World War II by securing a peace treaty with Russia.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew his candidacy on Sunday, roughly a month after he was nominated for the post.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who returned to power at the age of 92 in 2018 with a surprising election victory over his former protege Najib Razak, made an equally stunning departure on Monday by resigning his office without warning or explanation. Mahathir has agreed to serve as interim prime minister at the request of Malaysia’s king until a replacement can be sworn in.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a startling announcement on Wednesday that he and his entire government will resign to get out of President Vladimir Putin’s way as Putin rewrites the Russian constitution.

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday threatened to resign rather than appoint Asaad al-Edani, currently the governor of Basra, as prime minister. Salih said Edani, who is supported by Iran’s allies in the Iraqi parliament, would be unacceptable to the huge numbers of Iraqis protesting Tehran’s influence in Baghdad.

Boris Johnson is said to be forming a Cabinet with Brexiteers in top positions whilst it is reported that it will be retaining some Remainers. 

Politicians and commentators have reacted to Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election. While some are optimistic that Mr Johnson will usher in a positive, “can-do” era in British history, others ask whether he has what it takes to deliver Brexit.

Conservative Party leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to meet with President Donald Trump soon after taking over as prime minister to arrange a limited, short-term trade deal with the U.S., the UK’s first post-Brexit trade deal.

Chairman of The Brexit Party Richard Tice MEP has warned that Prime Minister Theresa May must be not allowed to appoint the next British ambassador to the United States.

A former minister has said there are 30 Tory MPs plotting to stop a no-deal Brexit, as Conservative leader candidate Boris Johnson has said there cannot be any more “fake” Brexit deadlines.

Turning Point UK founder Charlie Kirk has said that if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister, he and U.S. President Donald J Trump “could have an unprecedented alliance”.

A former Tory minister has said that nearly a dozen Conservative MPs would be willing to collapse their own government in order to stop potential future prime minister Boris Johnson from taking the UK out of the EU without a deal.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has summed up Prime Minister Theresa May’s legacy on her last day as party leader: “failure”.

Nigel Farage has given his clearest declaration yet that the Brexit Party will stand in the next general election, with Mr Farage personally standing as candidate for prime minister, if Brexit is not delivered by October 31st.

Leading Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned of a parliamentary “stitch-up” in the election process of the next leader of the kind that resulted in Theresa May, a Remainer, becoming prime minister of Brexit Britain.

Prime Minister Theresa May could announce her departure date in a matter of days, according to media reports.

Theresa May is reportedly considering splitting the Withdrawal Agreement vote to get around House of Commons Speaker John Bercow’s ruling that MPs could not vote on the same deal three times.

Brexiteer and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has called on the government to whip Tory MPs into keeping open the option of a clean Brexit and to reject a delay to Brexit in House of Commons votes this week.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for allegedly calling Prime Minister Theresa May a “stupid woman” in the House of Commons.

Prime Minister Theresa May is due to tell the House of Commons that a second referendum on UK membership of the EU would “break faith with the British people.”

Two of Prime Minister Theresa May’s most senior allies are plotting a second referendum, according to reports by the Daily Mail.

Prime Minister Theresa May has won the vote of confidence amongst her fellow Conservative MPs and will remain as party leader.

Prime Minister Theresa May is holding meetings with Brexiteer Tory backbenchers in an effort to save her exit agreement.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife makes a fashion statement by wearing a white niqab to his swearing-in ceremony.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly defeated a leadership challenge on Tuesday, only to face calls for another on Wednesday. The new vote will likely take place on Thursday and has a good chance of adding Turnbull’s name to the long list of Australian prime ministers who didn’t make it to the end of their three-year term.

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he may talk to “friend” Boris Johnson when he arrives in the United Kingdom this week and described Theresa May’s future as prime minister as a matter left “up to the people.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s eyebrow stole the show at the G7 summit in Quebec this weekend when social media users pointed out that the Canadian leader’s left eyebrow appeared to slide off his face.

Two years ago I wrote what may have been the most prophetic headline of my journalistic career:
‘Better a Cocker Spaniel as Prime Minister than Theresa May’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared how very proud he is to be the Prime Minister of Israel, a country that says Merry Christmas, and invited Christian friends from around the world to come to Israel next Christmas and “I’ll be your guide” for a tour in the footsteps of Jesus.