The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022,it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply,and is the second largest party in the Riksdag. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation. The party has also been variously characterised by academics,political commentators,and media as national-conservative,anti-immigration,anti-Islam,Eurosceptic,and far-right. The Sweden Democrats reject the far-right label,saying that it no longer represents the party's political beliefs. Founded in 1988,the Sweden Democrats originally had its roots in Swedish nazism,as well as white nationalism,but began distancing itself from its past during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Under the leadership of Jimmie Åkesson since 2005,the SD underwent a process of reform by expelling hardline members and moderating its platform. Today,the Sweden Democrats claim to reject both fascism and Nazism on their platform.
The politics of Sweden take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the government,led by the prime minister of Sweden. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament,elected within a multi-party system. The judiciary is independent,appointed by the government and employed until retirement. Sweden is formally a monarchy with a monarch holding symbolic power.
Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather,Gustaf VI Adolf,on 15 September 1973.
Karlstad Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
Munkfors Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Munkfors.
The monarchy of Sweden is the monarchical head of state of Sweden,which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. There have been kings in what now is the Kingdom of Sweden for more than a millennium. Originally an elective monarchy,it became a hereditary monarchy in the 16th century during the reign of Gustav Vasa,though virtually all monarchs before that belonged to a limited and small number of families which are considered to be the royal dynasties of Sweden.
The Council of the Realm,or simply The Council,was a cabinet of medieval origin,consisting of magnates which advised,and at times co-ruled with,the King of Sweden.
The speaker of the Riksdag is the presiding officer of the national unicameral legislature in Sweden.
Per Jimmie Åkesson is a Swedish politician and author,serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since 2010. He previously served as leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth from 2000 until 2005.
Kenneth Gustaf Forslund is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2002 and First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag since 2022. Prior to taking the latter office,Forslund headed the Riksdag Foreign Policy Committee,and was the spokesperson on foreign aid and foreign policy in the Social Democratic party.
Anders Hansson,is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. He is currently taking up seat number 12 in the Riksdag for the constituency of Skåne Southern.
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014. She previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from November 2021 to October 2022,Minister for Finance from 2014 to 2021 and Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee from 2020 to 2022.
Mats Anders Green is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2014 general election,representing his home constituency Jönköping County. He served as Mayor of Jönköping from 2011 to 2014.
Jesper Jens Joakim Skalberg Karlsson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was Member of the Riksdag from January 2015 to September 2018,representing his home constituency Gotland County. He replaced Gustaf Hoffstedt who resigned his seat. He is also Baby of the House since taking office,replacing Dennis Dioukarev who is only 3 months older. He regained his seat in the 2022 general election.
Bert Patrick Reslow is a Swedish politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2010 representing the constituency of MalmöMunicipality from 2010 until 2018,during the 2018 general elections he was elected to represent the constituency of Värmland County. He was first elected as an MP for the Moderate Party but defected to the Sweden Democrats in 2017. He is currently taking up seat number 45 in the Riksdag.
Uppsala County is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the county of Uppsala. The constituency currently elects 12 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 292,255 registered electors.
Per Lodenius is a Swedish politician and MP for the Centre Party. He is an educated Swedish teacher,and in the early 1990s,he was self-employed as a freelance dance educator. He was elected to the Center Party in Stockholm County constituency in the 2006 election. He has been a substitute member of the education committee since 2006 and spokesman on special education issues. Since 2011,Lodenius has been an ordinary member of Parliament's Cultural Affairs Committee and the Center Party's spokesperson on cultural issues.
The Committee on the Constitution (KU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's responsibilities include examining issues relating to the Swedish Constitution and Administrative laws,as well as examining the Prime Minister's performance of duties and the handling of government matters. The committee's activities are regulated by the Riksdag.
The Andersson Cabinet was the Government of Sweden following the resignation of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the hasty election of Magdalena Andersson as his successor. It was expected to be a coalition government consisting of two parties:the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. In a late turn of events after the confirmation vote,the Green Party left the government cooperation due to the government's budget proposal failing in the Riksdag. The cabinet were originally planned to be installed on 26 November 2021 during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf,but Andersson decided to resign due to a precedent regarding changes in a government's composition;this happened just seven hours after the vote in the Riksdag. The Speaker then set Andersson up for a new confirmation vote to make sure she still had the Riksdag's approval.
Inga-Lill Kristina Sjöblom is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,she has represented Uppsala County since September 2022. She had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag twice:October 2019 to May 2020;and August 2020 to December 2020.
