The people
Elect the 349-member Riksdag in free, secret, and direct elections every four years.
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Who selects whom in Sweden?
Voters elect the Riksdag, the Riksdag approves the Prime Minister, and courts can disapply rules that conflict with higher law.
Dots are institutions · arrows are sourced powers
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sweden's Instrument of Government and official Riksdag guidance connect direct parliamentary elections, Speaker-led government formation, Riksdag approval and no-confidence control, prime-ministerial appointment of ministers, government proposals and implementation, government appointment of permanent judges, and judicial review of conflicting provisions.
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The dots
Institutions represented on this map.
Each institution below has an attached source. Being listed does not imply an unshown formal relationship.
Riksdag
Enacts laws, approves a proposed Prime Minister, and exercises parliamentary control over Government.
Speaker of the Riksdag
Consults party groups, proposes a Prime Minister, issues the appointment letter, and discharges ministers when constitutional conditions require.
Prime Minister
Is approved through the Riksdag process and appoints the other ministers.
Government
Governs the nation, proposes bills, implements Riksdag decisions, and appoints permanent judges.
Courts of law
Adjudicate independently and must not apply provisions that conflict with fundamental or other superior law.
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The map describes formal national relationships only. It does not measure democratic quality, legitimacy, actual compliance, or informal influence.
Official or constitutional source
The Instrument of Government
Sveriges Riksdag
- direct Riksdag election
- Prime Minister approval and appointment
- minister appointment
- no confidence
- judicial appointment and independence
- judicial review
The Riksdag in Swedish society
Sveriges Riksdag
- Riksdag appointment of Prime Minister
- Government support requirement
- Government proposals
- implementation of Riksdag decisions
Makes laws
Sveriges Riksdag
- exclusive Riksdag lawmaking
- Government bills
- Riksdag decisions
- Government implementation