Riksdag

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The Riksdag is Sweden’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, deciding on the budget, and overseeing the government.

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instanceOf legislature
parliament of a country
unicameral national parliament
budgetYear calendar year
buildingName Riksdagshuset
canDismiss Government of Sweden through vote of no confidence
Prime Minister of Sweden
linked to: Prime Minister
constitutionalBasis Instrument of Government (Sweden)
constitutionalStatus supreme decision-making body in Sweden
country Sweden
countryCallingCode +46
currentSpeaker Andreas Norlén
currentSpeakerStartDate 2018-09-24
electionInterval every four years
electoralThreshold 12 percent in a constituency
4 percent nationwide
established 1866
function amends the Constitution of Sweden
appoints the Prime Minister of Sweden
decides the national budget
oversees the government
passes laws
ratifies international treaties when required by law
hasLibrary Riksdag Library
hasPart Committee on Civil Affairs
Committee on Cultural Affairs
Committee on Defence
Committee on Education
Committee on Environment and Agriculture
Committee on European Union Affairs
Committee on Finance
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Health and Welfare
Committee on Industry and Trade
Committee on Justice
Committee on Social Insurance
Committee on Taxation
Committee on Transport and Communications
Committee on the Constitution
Committee on the Constitution (Konstitutionsutskottet)
Committee on the Labour Market
headTitle Speaker of the Riksdag
historicalPrecursor Riksdag of the Estates
houseType unicameral
languageUsed Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
lastElectionDate 2022-09-11
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Sweden
location Stockholm
meetingPlace Parliament House, Stockholm
memberOf Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies
Inter-Parliamentary Union
nextElectionScheduled 2026
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfMembers 349
officialName Sveriges riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
oversees Government of Sweden
linked to: Swedish government
replaced bicameral Riksdag of the Estates
replacedBy unicameral Riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
sessionEnd June
sessionStart September
shortName Riksdagen
linked to: Riksdag
supervises Swedish National Audit Office
termLength 4 years
timeZone Central European Time
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.riksdagen.se

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Sweden nationalLegislature Riksdag
Stockholm isSeatOf Riksdag
Sveriges Riksbank foundedBy Riksdag of the Estates
linked to: Riksdag
Sveriges Riksbank governedBy Riksdag
Folketing precededBy Rigsdag
linked to: Riksdag
Riksdag officialName Sveriges riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
Riksdag shortName Riksdagen
linked to: Riksdag
Riksdag replacedBy unicameral Riksdag
linked to: Riksdag
Sámediggi (Norway) officialName Sametinget
linked to: Riksdag
Swedish Royal Court relatedTo Riksdag of Sweden
linked to: Riksdag
Riksbank Act enactedBy Riksdag
SRB overseenBy Swedish Parliament
linked to: Riksdag
Riksdag of the Estates relatedInstitution Riksdag (modern Swedish parliament)
linked to: Riksdag
Riksdag of the Estates replacedBy Riksdag of Sweden (bicameral, 1867–1970)
linked to: Riksdag
Göran Persson memberOf Riksdag
Ylva Johansson memberOf Riksdag
Carl Bildt parliamentaryBody Riksdag
Birgitta Dahl employer Riksdag of Sweden
linked to: Riksdag
Karin Söder employer Riksdag of Sweden
linked to: Riksdag
Göran Lindblad employer Riksdag
Cecilia Malmström memberOf Riksdag
Mikael Odenberg memberOf Riksdag
Mikael Odenberg legislativeBody Parliament of Sweden
linked to: Riksdag
Fredrik Reinfeldt memberOf Riksdag
Centre Party (Sweden) representedIn Riksdag
subject linked to: Centre Party
Lars Leijonborg employer Riksdag
Ebba Busch memberOf Riksdag
Jan Björklund memberOf Riksdag
Jimmie Åkesson memberOf Riksdag