The Riksdag is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971,the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members,elected proportionally and serving,since 1994,fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election.
The prime ministerof Sweden is the head of government of the Kingdom of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to the Parliament of Sweden. The prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the Riksdag and is elected by the chamber by simple majority,using negative parliamentarianism. The Riksdag holds elections every four years,in the even year between leap years.
The Centre Party is a liberal political party in Sweden,founded in 1913.
The Green Party,commonly referred to as Miljöpartiet in Swedish,is a political party in Sweden based on green politics.
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister briefly in 1978 and then again from 1980 to 1982 and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982. Ullsten is Sweden's only Liberal prime minister since the 1930s.
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist,lecturer,former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009. He has been the chairman of the Swedish Football Association since 25 March 2023.
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of parliament (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.
General elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The incumbent minority government,consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens and supported by the Left Party,won 144 seats,one seat more than the four-party Alliance coalition,with the Sweden Democrats winning the remaining 62 seats. The Social Democrats' vote share fell to 28.3 percent,its lowest level of support since 1911.
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 honorary 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).
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.
Jessica Emilia Marie Rosencrantz is a Swedish politician and a Member of Parliament since 2010. She is the chair of the Parliament's EU Committee and deputy group leader in the Parliament for the Moderates,as well as a member of the Parliamentary Board. Since September 2024 she has been Minister for European Union Affairs and Nordic Cooperation in the Kristersson cabinet.
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority,which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotiations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected prime minister on 17 October. The Kristersson cabinet is a minority government of the Moderates,Christian Democrats (KD) and Liberals (L) that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
In the 2018 Swedish general election,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September,the Red-Greens,led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S),emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag,while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats,led by Jimmie Åkesson,came third. As a result,protracted negotiations were required before a new government formation. On 18 January 2019,Löfven was re-elected as prime minister.
The second cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the government of Sweden from 21 January 2019 to 9 July 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 21 January 2019,following the 2018 general election.
Per Olsson Fridh is a Swedish politician for the Green Party. He served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from February to November 2021.
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 was 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 liberalise the rent control system.
Eva Karin Pernilla Stålhammar is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Green Party,she represented Stockholm Municipality between July 2017 and September 2018. She had been a substitute member of the Riksdag three times:October 2014 to June 2016;June 2016 and July 2017;and January 2019 to November 2021.
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.
