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.
The Riksdag is the national legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971,the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members,elected proportionally and serving,from 1994 onwards,on fixed four-year terms. As of 2021,the 2018 Swedish general election is the most recent held general election.
The Centre Party is a liberal and agrarian political party in Sweden,founded in 1913.
The Green Party is a political party in Sweden based on green politics.
Mona Ingeborg Sahlin is a Swedish politician who was leader of the opposition and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 2007 to 2011.
Feminist Initiative is a feminist political party in Sweden. The party was formed in 2005 from a pressure group of the same name,and has since taken part in every election to the Riksdag and the European Parliament. The party won its first elected representative in 2014,with Soraya Post taking one seat in the European Parliament.
Alice Bah Kuhnke is a Swedish politician who served as the Minister of Culture and Democracy From October 2014 to January 2019. Before going into politics,she was a television presenter. She also helped found the think tank Sektor3.
Isabella Lövin is a Swedish politician for the Green Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2014 to 2019,as Minister for the Environment from 2019 to 2021 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2016 to 2021. She led the Green Party as co-spokesperson from 2016 to 2021,sharing the task with Gustav Fridolin (2014-2019) and Per Bolund (2019-2021).
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 served as the prime minister of Sweden from 3 October 2014 to 30 November 2021,and was leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021.
Per Bolund is a Swedish politician for the Green Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and as Minister for the Environment from February to November 2021,and has been co-spokesperson of the Green Party since May 2019.
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist serving as prime minister of Sweden since 30 November 2021,and as leader of the Social Democratic Party since 4 November 2021.
Alternative for Sweden is a right-wing populist political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018. The party was founded by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne.
General elections will be held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. They in turn will elect the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections will also be held on the same day.
European Parliament elections were held in Sweden in May 2019 to elect the country's twenty members of the European Parliament.
Amanda Sofia Margareta Lind is a politician for the Swedish Green Party. From 2019 to 2021,she was the Minister for Culture and Democracy,with responsibility for sport and national minorities in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
The third cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the Government of Sweden during 9 July 2021 to 30 November 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 9 July 2021,during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf. The government is the result of the aftermath of the 2021 government crisis,which saw Löfven's government removed from power in a vote of no-confidence over proposed reforms to liberalize the rent control system.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven tendered his resignation on 10 November 2021,leaving his government in place as a caretaker cabinet until a new Prime Minister is elected by the Riksdag. Government formation talks commenced the following day with Magdalena Andersson,the newly-elected head of the Social Democratic party offering to lead a government. She was formally nominated to form a government by the Speaker of the Riksdag,Andreas Norlén later the same day. It was the third government formation process since the 2018 general election,the first taking a record 144 days before the formation of Löfven's second cabinet. The process took place just ten months ahead of the 2022 general election.
The Andersson cabinet is the present Government of Sweden,following the resignation of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the election of Magdalena Andersson as his successor. It was expected to be a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. However,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 orginally planned to be installed on 26 November 2021,during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf,but due to a precedent regarding changes in a government's composition,Andersson needed a new confirmation vote. This is to make sure she still has the Riksdag's approval. This vote was held on Monday 29 November 2021.
