Riksdag

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The Riksdag is Sweden’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, deciding on the budget, and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliament of a country
unicameral national parliament
budgetYear calendar year
buildingName Parliament House, Stockholm
surface form: Riksdagshuset
canDismiss Government of Sweden through vote of no confidence
Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Sweden
constitutionalBasis Instrument of Government (Sweden)
constitutionalStatus supreme decision-making body in Sweden
country Sweden
countryCallingCode +46
currentSpeaker Andreas Norlén
currentSpeakerStartDate 2018-09-24
electionInterval every four years
electoralThreshold 12 percent in a constituency
4 percent nationwide
established 1866
function amends the Constitution of Sweden
appoints the Prime Minister of Sweden
decides the national budget
oversees the government
passes laws
ratifies international treaties when required by law
hasLibrary Riksdag Library
hasPart Committee on Civil Affairs
Committee on Cultural Affairs
Committee on Defence
Committee on Education
Committee on Environment and Agriculture
Committee on European Union Affairs
Committee on Finance
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Health and Welfare
Committee on Industry and Trade
Committee on Justice
Committee on Social Insurance
Committee on Taxation
Committee on Transport and Communications
Committee on the Constitution
Committee on the Constitution (Konstitutionsutskottet)
Committee on the Labour Market
headTitle Speaker of the Riksdag
historicalPrecursor Riksdag of the Estates
houseType unicameral
languageUsed Swedish language
surface form: Swedish
lastElectionDate 2022-09-11
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Sweden
location Stockholm
meetingPlace Parliament House, Stockholm
memberOf Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies
Inter-Parliamentary Union
nextElectionScheduled 2026
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfMembers 349
officialName Riksdag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sveriges riksdag
oversees Swedish government
surface form: Government of Sweden
replaced bicameral Riksdag of the Estates
replacedBy Riksdag self-linksurface differs
surface form: unicameral Riksdag
sessionEnd June
sessionStart September
shortName Riksdag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Riksdagen
supervises Swedish National Audit Office
termLength 4 years
timeZone Central European Time
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.riksdagen.se

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Riksbank Act enactedBy Riksdag
Sveriges Riksbank foundedBy Riksdag
this entity surface form: Riksdag of the Estates
Sveriges Riksbank governedBy Riksdag
Stockholm isSeatOf Riksdag
Sweden nationalLegislature Riksdag
Riksdag officialName Riksdag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sveriges riksdag
this entity surface form: Sametinget
SRB overseenBy Riksdag
this entity surface form: Swedish Parliament
Folketing precededBy Riksdag
this entity surface form: Rigsdag
this entity surface form: Riksdag of Sweden
Riksdag replacedBy Riksdag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: unicameral Riksdag
Riksdag shortName Riksdag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Riksdagen