Drunk driving: Sweden’s youngest minister quits

Stockholm: Sweden’s youngest-ever Cabinet minister, who came to the country as a refugee from Bosnia, announced her resignation today after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol. Aida Hadzialic (29), minister for secondary and adult education, said she was stopped by the police in the southern city of Malmo and tests showed she had an alcohol level (0.2 gm) above the permissible limit of blood.“That was the biggest mistake of my life... I will take responsibility. I announce my intention to resign from my ministerial post,” an emotional Hadzialic told a press conference at government headquarters in Stockholm. “I understand that a lot of people are disappointed in me. And I am angry with myself, and certainly I deeply regret it,” added the young politician seen as the future of the Social Democrat party. afp

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