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The Government of Sweden has adhered to parliamentarism — de jure since 1975, de facto since 1917. Since the Great Depression, Swedish national politics has largely been dominated by the Social Democratic Workers' Party, which has held a plurality (and sometimes a majority) in the Swedish parliament since 1917.
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority. The Government consists of the Prime Minister and their cabinet ministers ( Swedish : statsråd ). [ 1 ]
The Swedish word riksdag, in definite form riksdagen, is a general term for "parliament" or "assembly", but it is typically only used for Sweden's legislature and certain related institutions. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In addition to Sweden's parliament, it is also used for the Parliament of Finland and the Estonian Riigikogu , as well as the ...
The new instrument of government adopted in 1974 left the monarch as a ceremonial head of state without political power. [9] The new instrument of government read as follows: [9] “All public power in Sweden proceeds from the people. Swedish democracy is founded on the free formation of opinion and on universal and equal suffrage.
1672-1697 : King Charles XI of Sweden; 1697-1697 : Privy Council, government under the minority of the monarch; 1697-1718 : King Charles XII of Sweden; 1718-1738 : Chancellery President Arvid Horn, leader of a Cap Party government; 1738-1765 : Parliamentary rule with a Hat Party government; 1765-1769 : Parliamentary rule with a Cap Party government
This is because of its formal separation from the state but its lasting ties with official Sweden, most notably the Riksdag and the monarch. The Church of Sweden is also the only religious organization regulated by its own law, the Church of Sweden Act, which stipulates that the Church of Sweden has to be a democratic, Lutheran, Folk church.
Before 1876, when the office of prime minister was created, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from the monarch. The most-senior member of the Privy Council during the period of absolute rule was the lord high chancellor , whose role was similar to that of a head of government .
Sweden uses open lists and utilizes apparentment between lists of the same party and constituency to form a cartel, a group of lists that are legally allied for purposes of seat allocation. [3] A single preference vote may be indicated as well. [4] Swedish voters can choose between three different types of ballot papers.