since 1804. Sweden’s Democracy is run through a Unicameral Parliamentary with 349 seats. These seats are chosen in direct elections under a system of proportional representation. Every three years on the third Sunday in September is when elections are held. Executive power lies within the Cabinet (Prime Minister and 19 ministers), which is responsible to Parliament. The King is the head-of-state but is purely symbolic. On January 1st, 1980, it was passed through legislation that the crown shall descend to eldest heir, despite sex. The Prime Minister is head-of-government/cabinet and executes executive authority. Speaker of Riksdag (Parliament) nominates a Prime Minister from among leaders of the majority party or coalition in the legislation. The Prime Minister is subject to confirmation by the legislature and also selects Cabinet members (who must be approved by legislature). Centrala Ambetsverk are independent boards of civil servants that handle most of the routine tasks of the government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet formulate major government policies and supervise the administrative apparatus with the aid of the Centrala Ambetsverk. The Speaker may dismiss the Prime Minister at the Prime Ministers request, or if the legislature gives the Prime Minister a no-confidence vote.The Legislature, a Unicameral Parliament, is named the Riksdag. It is the principle representative of the Swedish people and is charged with exercising legislative authority, supervising the Executive Branch, and deciding to and how much to tax. There are 349 members of the Riksdag elected by a system of proportional representation to three-year terms. Three hundred and ten seats are elected from 28 constituencies with the remainder chosen from a national pool designed to assure representation to any party gaining 4 % or more of the vote. Sweden’s Legislature relies heavily on its Standing Committees (approximately 16) through which...
