Riksdag

This article is about the Parliament of Sweden. For the Finnish Riksdag, see Parliament of Finland. For current members, see List of members of the Riksdag, 2022–2026.
Not to be confused with Rikdag.

Riksdag of Sweden

Sveriges riksdag
2022–2026 term
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Andreas Norlén, (M)
since 24 September 2018
Kenneth G. Forslund, (S)
since 26 September 2022
Julia Kronlid, (SD)
since 26 September 2022
Kerstin Lundgren, (C)
since 24 September 2018
Tomas Eneroth, (S)
since 18 October 2022
Structure
Seats349
Political groups
Government (103)
  Moderate Party (68)
  Christian Democrats (19)
  Liberals (16)

Confidence and supply (73)

  Sweden Democrats (72)
  Independent (1)[1]

Opposition (173)

  Social Democrats (106)
  Left Party (24)
  Centre Party (24)
  Green Party (18)
  Independent (1)[2]
Elections
Open list[3] proportional representation (modified Sainte-Laguë method) with a 4% election threshold[4] in constituencies based upon the counties of Sweden
Last election
11 September 2022
Next election
On or before 13 September 2026
Meeting place
Parliament House, Stockholm
Parliament House
Helgeandsholmen
Stockholm, 100 12
Sweden
Website
riksdagen.se
Footnotes
The Parliament House, seat of the Riksdag since 1905.

The Riksdag (Swedish: [ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ⓘ, lit. transl. "diet of the realm"; also Swedish: riksdagen [ˈrɪ̌ksdan] ⓘ or Sveriges riksdag [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ⓘ) is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament 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 central Stockholm, in Gamla stan, the old town 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).

  1. ^ Dante Thomsen (1 May 2023). "En gräns har passerats, jag lämnar Sverigedemokraterna". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. 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
  5. ^ Instrument of Government, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Riksdag Act, as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine