Riksdag

Riksdag of Sweden

*Sveriges riksdag*
Riksdag of Sweden ; Sveriges riksdag
2022–2026 term
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Andreas Norlén, (M) ; since 24 September 2018
First Deputy Speaker	Kenneth G. Forslund, (S) ; since 26 September 2022
Second Deputy Speaker	Julia Kronlid, (SD) ; since 26 September 2022
Third Deputy Speaker	Kerstin Lundgren, (C) ; since 24 September 2018
President by age	Tomas Eneroth, (S) ; since 18 October 2022
Structure
Seats	349
Political groups	Government (103) Moderate Party (68) Christian Democrats (19) Liberals (16) Confidence and supply (73) Sweden Democrats (72) Independent (1) Opposition (173) Social Democrats (106) Left Party (24) Centre Party (24) Green Party (18) Independent (1)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation (modified Sainte-Laguë method) with a 4% election threshold in constituencies based upon the Counties of Sweden; See Elections in Sweden
Last election	11 September 2022
Next election	On or before 13 September 2026
Meeting place
	Parliament House; Helgeandsholmen; Stockholm, 100 12; Sweden
Website
	riksdagen.se
Footnotes

The Riksdag (Swedish: [ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ^ⓘ, lit. transl. "diet of the realm"; also Swedish: riksdagen [ˈrɪ̌ksdan] ^ⓘ or Sveriges riksdag [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ^ⓘ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (riksdagsledamöter), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election.

The constitutional mandates of the Riksdag are enumerated in the Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen), and its internal workings are specified in greater detail in the Riksdag Act (Riksdagsordningen).^[5]^[6] The seat of the Riksdag is at Parliament House (Riksdagshuset), on the island of Helgeandsholmen in the central parts of Stockholm. The Riksdag has its institutional roots in the feudal Riksdag of the Estates, traditionally thought to have first assembled in Arboga in 1435. In 1866, following reforms of the 1809 Instrument of Government, that body was transformed into a bicameral legislature with an upper chamber (första kammaren) and a lower chamber (andra kammaren).

^ Dante Thomsen (1 May 2023). "En gräns har passerats, jag lämnar Sverigedemokraterna". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ Rosanna Berg (12 February 2024). "Jamal El-Haj lämnar Socialdemokraterna men sitter kvar i riksdagen – blir politisk vilde" [Jamal El-Haj leaves the Social Democrats but stays in the Riksdag - becomes an independent] (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Candidates require 5% of their party's vote total in their constituency in order to override the default party-list order
^ A party may earn seats even if they fail to reach 4% of the vote nationally if they obtain 12% of the vote in a given constituency
^ Instrument of Government, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Riksdag Act, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Dante Thomsen (1 May 2023). "En gräns har passerats, jag lämnar Sverigedemokraterna". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[2] Rosanna Berg (12 February 2024). "Jamal El-Haj lämnar Socialdemokraterna men sitter kvar i riksdagen – blir politisk vilde" [Jamal El-Haj leaves the Social Democrats but stays in the Riksdag - becomes an independent] (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[3] Candidates require 5% of their party's vote total in their constituency in order to override the default party-list order

[4] A party may earn seats even if they fail to reach 4% of the vote nationally if they obtain 12% of the vote in a given constituency

[regeringsform-5] Instrument of Government, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[riksdagsform-6] The Riksdag Act, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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