Government & politics — Sweden

• history: Sweden has
• four fundamental laws which together make up the Constitution: The Instrument of Government (several previous; latest 1974); The Act of Succession (enacted 1810; changed in 1937 and 1980); The Freedom of the Press Act (many previous; latest in 1949); The Funda
• mental Law on Freedom of Expression (adopted 1991) amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one third of its members; the results of such a referendum are only binding if a majority vote against the proposal; there has not been a referendum on constitutional matters; The Instrument of Government - amended several times, last in 2018; The Act of Succession - changed in 1937, 1980; The Freedom of the Press Act - amended several times, last in 2019; The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression - amended several times, last in 2023

• chief of state: King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 15 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree (daughter of the monarch,
• born 14 July 1977) head of government: Prime Minister Ulf KRISTERSSON (since 18 October 2022); Dep
• uty Prime Minister Ebba BUSCH (since 18 October 2022) cabinet: C
• abinet appointed by the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister

Description

unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote and 39 members in "at-large" seats directly elected by open party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)

Elections

last held on 11 September 2022 (next to be held on 13 September 2026)

Election Results

• percent of vote by party - S/SAP 30.3%, M 19.1%, SD 20.5%, C 6.7%, V 6.7%, KD 5.3%, L 4.6%, MP 5.1%, other 1.7%
• seats by party - S/SAP 107, M 68, SD 73, C 24, V 24, KD 19, L 16, MP 18
• composition as of February 2024 - men 186, women 163, percentage women 46.7%

• highest court(s): Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices incl
• uding the court president) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period,
• justices' appointments are permanent subordinate courts: first instance and appellate general and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents

21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland

• Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Muharrem DEMIROK]
• Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba BUSCH]
• Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Marta STEVENI and Daniel HELLDEN]
• Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V [Nooshi DADGOSTAR]
• Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Ulf KRISTERSSON]
• Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]
• Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or S/SAP [Magdalena ANDERSSON]
• The Liberals (Liberalerna) or L [Johan PEHRSON]

• no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
• of Sweden and the father unknown dual citizenship recognized: no, unless the other citizenship was ac
• quired involuntarily residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

chief of mission

Ambassador Erik D. RAMANATHAN (since 20 January 2022) embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-115 89 Stockholm mailing address: 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750

telephone

[46] (08) 783-53-00

FAX

[46] (08) 661-19-64

Email address and website

• STKACSinfo@state.gov
• https://se.usembassy.gov/

chief of mission

Ambassador Urban AHLIN (since 15 September 2023)

chancery

2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

telephone

[1] (202) 467-2600

FAX

[1] (202) 467-2699

Email address and website

• ambassaden.washington@gov.se
• https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-washington/

consulate(s) general

New York