Gotland County is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland,and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities,but Gotland County consists of only one county council,which also serves as a municipality,Region Gotland. Gotland County is the only county in Sweden that is not governed by a municipal council. The municipality handles the tasks that are otherwise handled by the county council:mainly health care and public transport. Like other counties,Gotland has a County Administrative Board,which oversees implementation of the Swedish state government. Both the County Administrative Board and the municipality have their seat in the largest city,Visby,with over 22,000 inhabitants.
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.
Jämtland County is a county or län in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen,along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland,plus two small uninhabited strips of Lapland and Dalarna. Jämtland County constitutes 12 percent of Sweden's total area,49,443 km2 (19,090 sq mi) and is the third largest county in the country. The county capital is Östersund and the county governor,appointed by the Swedish government,is Jöran Hägglund,who leads the administrative board. Jämtland County borders the counties of Dalarna,Gävleborg,Västernorrland,and Västerbotten. It also shares a border with the Norwegian county of Trøndelag.
Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg,Jönköping,Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.
Region Gotland,officially Gotlands kommun,is a municipality that covers the entire island of Gotland in Sweden. The city of Visby is the municipality's seat. Gotland Municipality is the 39th most populous municipality in Sweden.
The Green Party is a political party in Sweden based on green politics.
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia was Queen of Sweden from 1751 to 1771 as the wife of King Adolf Frederick. She was queen mother during the reign of King Gustav III.
Carin Jämtin is a Swedish civil servant and former politician who has served as Governor of Västernorrland County since 1 September 2023.
Anna Gunilla Carlsson is a Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2006 to 2013,member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2013 and deputy chairman of her party from 2003 to 2015.
The Almedalen Week is an annual event taking place in week 26 in and around Almedalen,a park in the city of Visby on the Swedish island Gotland.
Karin Elisabeth Svantesson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for Finance in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022 and has served as first deputy leader of the party since 2019.
Anders Flanking is a Swedish politician who has been Governor of Gotland County since 1 June 2019.
General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag,alongside elections for the 21 county councils,and 290 municipal assemblies.
Kjell Stefan Löfven is a Swedish politician who has served as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 2021 and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021.
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.
Axel Birger Schlaug is a Swedish author,public speaker,blogger and former spokesperson for the Swedish Green Party,Miljöpartiet.
Hanna Carolina Westerén is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. She is currently taking up seat number 13 in the Riksdag for the constituency of Gotland County. Since 2018 she has been a member of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.
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.
Gunvor Marianne Gustafsson Ericson is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Green Party,she represented Södermanland County between October 2006 and September 2014. She was a substitute member of the Riksdag for Maria Wetterstrand between October 2004 and April 2005. She was leader of the Green Group in the Riksdag from September 2011 to March 2013.
