Swedish general elections

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Swedish general elections are nationwide parliamentary elections held every four years in Sweden to choose members of the Riksdag and determine the composition of the national government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national election
parliamentary election
adjustmentSeats 39
administeredBy Swedish Election Authority
allowsAdvanceVoting yes
allowsPostalVotingFromAbroad yes
allowsPreferenceVoting yes
ballotType party ballot papers
campaignRegulation publicly funded party support subject to rules
country Sweden
determines composition of the national government of Sweden
electoralThreshold 12 percent of the vote in a constituency
4 percent of the national vote
elects Riksdag
members of the Riksdag
firstHeldInModernForm 1970
fixedElectionDay yes
fixedSeats 310
frequency every four years
governmentType parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernmentSelection prime minister elected by Riksdag after elections
legalFramework Election Act of Sweden
Instrument of Government (Swedish constitution)
legislativeBody Riksdag
mainIdeologicalBlocs left-wing bloc
right-wing or centre-right bloc
mainOutcome formation of the Swedish government
selection of the prime minister via Riksdag vote
nextScheduledElection 2026 Swedish general election
numberOfConstituencies 29
preferenceThreshold 5 percent of party votes in constituency
previousTermLengthBefore1970 3 years
primaryLegislativeOutcome confidence relationship between Riksdag and government
recentElection 2022 Swedish general election
seatAllocationMethod modified Sainte-Laguë method
simultaneousElections county council elections
municipal elections
supervisedBy Swedish Election Authority
termLength 4 years
totalRiksdagSeats 349
usesConstituencies yes
usualElectionDayOfWeek Sunday
usualElectionMonth September
voterEligibility Swedish citizens living abroad who register to vote
Swedish citizens registered as residents in Sweden
voterTurnoutTraditionally high compared to many democracies
votingAge 18 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
proportional representation

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