RiksdagParliament
Sweden · founded 1435
What it is
The Riksdag is the supreme decision-making body and national legislature of Sweden. As a unicameral parliament comprising 349 members, its primary mandate is to pass laws, determine the central government budget, and examine the work of the government. Its institutional origins trace back to the 1435 assembly in Arboga, eventually transitioning from a four-estate assembly and an 1866 bicameral legislature into its modern unicameral structure in 1971.
People
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Leader of the Centre Party and Prime Minister nominee · Leader of the Centre Party and Prime Ministerial Nominee · Party Leader of the Centre Party · Leader of the Centre Party
Andreas Norlén
Speaker of the Riksdag
Ulf Kristersson
Caretaker Prime Minister and Leader of the Moderate Party
Magdalena Andersson
Candidate for Prime Minister and Leader of the Social Democratic Party · Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Mikael Damberg
Chair of the Committee on Finance
Morgan Johansson
Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Jörgen Berglund
Chair of the Committee on Defence
Teresa Carvalho
Chair of the Committee on Justice
Johanna Haraldsson
First Deputy Speaker
Julia Kronlid
Second Deputy Speaker
Kerstin Lundgren
Third Deputy Speaker
Events (9)
2026-11-03 Government formationRiksdag Rejects Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as Prime Minister and Task Passes to Ulf Kristersson
2026-10-29 Government formationSpeaker Norlén Announces Riksdag Vote on Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as Prime Minister
2026-10-26 Government formationCentre Party Leader Concludes Government Formation Mandate Without Agreement
2026-10-19 Government formationSpeaker Tasks Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist with Exploratory Mandate to Form Government
2026-09-18 Government formationSpeaker Tasks Magdalena Andersson with Government Formation Exploratory Mandate
