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Riksdagb> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All 349 members of the Riksdagb> are appointed in the general elections held every four years.
Riksdagb> is the direct Swedish equivalent of the German Reichstag.
Under the new Instrument of Government (one of the four fundamental laws of the Constitution) enacted in 1974, that task was removed from the Monarch of Sweden and given to the Speaker of the Riksdagb>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riksdag (875 words)



MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Sweden

In 1971 the Riksdagb>, formerly a bicameral (two-chamber) body, was changed to a unicameral legislature with 350 popularly elected members; the 1975 constitution reduced the number of members to 349 to prevent tie votes.
Members of the Riksdagb> are elected to terms of four years by the voters under a system of proportional representation.
When a new government is formed, the prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the Riksdagb>, and members of the Riksdagb> must then approve the nomination.

http://encarta.msn.com/text_761563138___29/Sweden.html (947 words)



Scottish Office Publication

The Riksdagb> became bicameral with the Riksdagb> Act of 1866.
The Executive is appointed from the Riksdagb> and depends on the confidence of the Riksdagb> to continue in office.
Once a member of the Riksdagb> is appointed to the Ministry they cease to have a vote in the Riksdagb>.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/government/devolution/cbsc1-03.asp?textonly=FALSE (7580 words)



IPEX - Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange: The Swedish Riksdagb> and the European Union

Under the Swedish Riksdagb> Act the Government is obliged to inform the Riksdagb> of all matters which are to be dealt with by the Council of Ministers.
If at least 175 of the Riksdagb>'s 349 members vote in support of a proposal of this kind, the Government or minister must resign from office.
The Government is to inform the Riksdagb> of what is happening within the framework of EU cooperation continuously, and to submit a written report of the activities in the EU annually.

http://www.ecprd.org/ipex/swe_more.asp (1412 words)



Swedenâs public sector - Sverige.se

The Riksdagb>âs decisions are based on proposals either from the government (government bills) or members of parliament (private membersâ motions).
The Riksdagb> is the countryâs legislative assembly and is elected by the Swedish electorate every four years.
The Riksdagb> appoints a prime minister (statsminister), and the prime minister in turn appoints the government.

http://www.sverige.se/sverige/templates/page____7516.aspx (1539 words)



JURIST - Sweden: Swedish Law, Legal Research, Human Rights

Legislative and judicial institutions include, in addition to the Riksdagb>, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, the Labor Court, Commissions of Inquiry, the Law Council, District Courts and Courts of Appeal, the Chief Public Prosecutor, the Bar Association, and ombudsmen who oversee the application of laws with particular attention to abuses of authority.
The Swedish parliament (Riksdagb>) stems from the ting (tribal courts) and the election of kings in the Viking age.
The unicameral Riksdagb> has 349 members, popularly elected every 4 years and is in session generally from September through mid-June.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/world/sweden.htm (361 words)



Riksdagb>, The Swedish Parliament

The Riksdagb> and is situated in Sweden's capitol Stockholm.
The Riksdagb> elects the Speaker when it meets for the first time after an election.
Interpellations and questions to ministers by members of the Riksdagb>.

http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/riksdag_eng.htm (1701 words)



Elections in Sweden

The Riksdagb> election is counted first, followed by the municipal assembly and finally the county council assembly elections.
General Riksdagb> elections, together with county council and municipal assembly elections are held on the third Sunday in September every four years.
Ballot papers are yellow for Riksdagb> elections, blue for county council and white for municipal assembly elections.

http://www.val.se/allmant/elections_in_sweden.html (6090 words)



The national level - the Riksdagb> and Government

The Riksdagb> is Swedens legislative assembly and is made up of 349 members who are elected every four years in general elections.
A majority of the members of the Riksdagb> must vote for a proposal for it to be approved.
A proposal for a law presented by a member of the Riksdagb> or a party is called a private members motion.

http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2858/a/16192 (710 words)



CHARLES XIV - Online Information article about CHARLES XIV

October the extraordinary Riksdagb> was again assembled, and eventually approved of the The second arrangement come to by the delegates at Karlstad Extra- with regard to the dissolution of the union as well ordinary as the government proposal for the repeal of Riksdagb>.
This proposal was approved of by the Swedish Riksdagb> on the 3rd of May 1905.
He succeeded all the better as the new elections to the Riksdagb> of 1900 showed clearly that the Swedish people was not inclined to follow the ultra-conservative or so-called " patriotic " party, which resulted in the resignation of the two leaders of that party, See also:

http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/CHA_CHR/CHARLES_XIV.html (6269 words)



Chronology of Sweden (1850-1899)

The clergy Estate of the riksdagb> reluctantly votes unanimously in favor of the parliamentary reform.
The riksdagb> begins taking votes of the Estates on the proposal of switching the riksdagb> from a four Estate system to a two-chamber parliament.
The Riksdagb> approves a plan for construction of a series of rail lines linking the main cities of the country.

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/swedhis/swed1850.htm (1912 words)



SWEDEN.SE - The Swedish System of Government

The State grant is based on the outcome of the Riksdagb> election.
Eligibility to serve in the Riksdagb> requires Swedish citizenship and the attainment of voting age.
Parties without seats in the Riksdagb> also receive grants, provided that they have obtained at least 2.5 percent of the nationwide vote in either of the two latest Riksdagb> elections.

http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/FactSheet____11493.aspx?PageNr=3 (545 words)



Lyčių studijų centras

Within the framework of the Speaker’s network for women at the Riksdagb>, activities were launched in the shape of breakfast meetings and wide-ranging seminars for members and of.
The large proportion of female members means that the Riksdagb> is the Parliament with the greatest level of gender equality worldwide.
In the early spring of 1995 the Speaker, Birgitta Dahl, invited seven female members of the Riksdagb>, one from each of the riksdagb> parties, to a meeting.

http://www.moterys.lt/index.php?show_content_id=799 (1394 words)



CONSTITUTION

When the Riksdagb> announces its decision, with reference to a constitutional law, to the King, the latter shall, if the decision includes consent to a proposal made by him, cause such constitutional amendment to be publicly proclaimed before the Riksdagb> adjourns; and the King
82 Amendments to the constitutional laws adopted by the Riksdagb> and approved by the King, or proposed by the King and adopted by the Riksdagb>, in the prescribed manner, shall have force as constitutional laws after the reading in the Riksdagb> of the open letter mentioned in the preceding article.
Everything that the Riksdagb>, after investigation, has approved or left unnoticed shall be considered as relieved from responsibility as regards the points examined, and no fresh investigation of the same matter shall be undertaken by another Riksdagb> for the purpose of fixing liability; nevertheless, notwithstanding the general supervision of the expenditure of public funds exercised.

http://faculty.weber.edu/lsather/constitution.htm (7411 words)



Constitution: Sweden

At the request of the Committee on the Constitution, however, the Riksdagb> may relieve of his mandate prior to that time an Ombudsman who has forfeited the confidence of the Riksdagb>.
An Ombudsman is elected for a term lasting from the time of his election, or such subsequent date as the Riksdagb> may determine, until a new election has been held in the fourth year thereafter.
In the case of legal proceedings against a member of the Riksdagb> Board of Administration, the Election Review Committee, or the Riksdagb> Complaints Board, or against a parliamentary Ombudsman or the Clerk of the Chamber, only by the Committee on the Constitution.

http://www.omineurope.info/uk/verfassung_sweden_uk.htm (469 words)



SWEDEN.SE - Monarchy in Sweden

This was mainly due to the fact that after the reform of 1866, which meant the abolition of the old Estates Riksdagb> and the introduction of a bicameral assembly, the Riksdagb> became increasingly powerful and supported the Council vis-à-vis the King.
For example, in such vital questions as relations with Norway during 1858-1860, assistance to Denmark in the war with Germany in 1864 and as regards the reform of the representative system in 1866, it was the Council and the Riksdagb>-not the King-who shaped Sweden's politics and in critical situations made the final decisions.
The limitation of franchise and the electoral qualifications laid down in the 1866 Riksdagb> Act meant that whereas the First Chamber was the forum for estate-owners, higher civil servants, and the wealthy merchants and industrialists of the towns, the self-owning farmers were in the majority in the Second Chamber.

http://www.sweden.se/templates/FactSheet____3119.asp (4092 words)



How a Government is formed

If more than half of the members of the Riksdagb> vote in favour of a declaration of no confidence, the minister must resign.
If at least ten per cent of the members of the Riksdagb> have lost confidence in a minister, they may request a vote of no confidence.
If more than half the total number of members of the Riksdagb> vote against the proposal, it is rejected.

http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/2856/a/18332 (391 words)



Chronology of Sweden (1800-1849)

The Estates of the riksdagb> accept the new constitution.
The constitutional committee of the riksdagb> begins work drafting a new constitution.
In Örebro, the Riksdagb> elects Jean Baptiste Bernadotte crown prince of Sweden.

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/swedhis/swed1800.htm (2440 words)



BBC - h2g2 - Swedish govermental system- the works

The voter then makes these three choices, one party and candidate for city council, one party and candidate for county council and one party and candidate for member of the Riksdagb>.
The members of the Riksdagb> are all members of one of the 7 political parties of the Riksdagb>, the more votes each party gets on the election day, the more places in the Riksdagb> can they fill, and the more places in the Riksdagb>, the more votes are cast in favour of their opinions.
The psitiveside of it is obvious enough, with majority of Socialdemokrates in the Riksdagb> there is a great chace that their proposals will go trough, of course there may be Socialdemokratic members of the Riksdagb> that doesn't agree with all the opinions of their party, although that is rare.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/A927911 (3160 words)



National legal fundaments in Sweden

In accordance with 8.10 of the Riksdagb> Act, the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman is the administrative head and decides on the overall direction activities are to take.
Regulations concerning appeal against decisions in matters of appointment to posts or otherwise affecting staff within the Ombudsmen's secretariat, are laid down in the Regulations for Appeal for the Riksdagb> and its Agencies.
The Ombudsmen are also obliged to assist committees of the Riksdagb> in preliminary inquiries concerning those officials cited in the previous paragraph.

http://www.omineurope.info/uk/gesetz_sweden_uk.htm (2188 words)



Sweden at a Glance

Political organization of Sweden: Since 1971, Sweden has had a unicameral parliament, the Riksdagb>, which is constituted by direct elections by Swedish citizens aged 18 or over who are or have been resident in Sweden.
Parties with no representation in the Riksdagb> receive contributions if they received at least 2.5 percent of the votes in one of the last two elections.
Elections to the Riksdagb>, municipal councils, and county councils are held every fourth year, under a proportional representation system.

http://www.us.kpmg.com/microsite/tax/ies/tea/autumn2002/stories/sup04.htm (955 words)



Matthew Rice

The Riksdagb> appoints seven members to a governing board which then elects an eighth member, the governor of the board.
The Riksdagb> can only make suggestions though; parliament cannot force the Riksbank to do anything but listen to its ideas and inform the Riksdagb> of what changes will be made or are being considered.
The size of the Riksbanks governing board, eight, is almost exactly the same size of the United States Federal Reserve Systems governing board made up of seven members.

http://facweb.furman.edu/~dstanford/41papers/rice.html (3426 words)



Chronology of Sweden (1750-1799)

The Riksdagb> meets at Gävle, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
The Riksdagb> is assembled in the state hall.
A riksdagb> is summoned, and the council is abolished.

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/swedhis/swed1750.htm (1488 words)



The Constitution

In addition to the fundamental laws, there is the Riksdagb> Act which holds a special status between fundamental law and ordinary law.
The most recent Freedom of the Press Act was adopted in 1949 although Sweden established freedom of the press by law as early as 1766 and was first in the world to do so.
It is laid down in the Instrument of Government that Sweden shall have a King or Queen as Head of State, but the Act of Succession enacted in 1810 regulates who is to inherit the throne.

http://justitie.regeringen.se/sb/d/2853/a/16199 (562 words)



Sveriges Riksbank/Riksbanken - The Sveriges Riksbank Act

This provision is included in the supplementary rule 8.7.1 of the Riksdagb> Act.
The Riksdagb> determines whether the General Council shall be discharged from liability for its activities and the Executive Board for its management of the Riksbank.
In pursuance of its foreign exchange policy, the Riksbank may, subject to authorization from the Riksdagb>, grant credit to other international financial bodies of which Sweden is a member and reach agreements with non-central-bank parties concerning long-term international borrowing arrangements.

http://www.riksbank.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=3148 (4006 words)



Speaker of the Riksdagb> - InfoSearchPoint.com

The Speaker, or Talman, of the Riksdagb> is the chairman of the national parliament in Sweden.
The new Riksdagb> was created in 1867, when the old Riksdagb> of the Estates institution was abolished and included two chambers, each with its own speaker.
Since the intoduction of parliamentarism in the 1920s the Riksdagb> has properly functioned as the Parliament of Sweden.

http://www.infosearchpoint.com/display/Speaker_of_the_Riksdag (133 words)



TALMAN

Talman - the leader of the Estate of the Burgesses in the Riksdagb> of the Estates
Talman - the leader of the Estate of the Clergy in the Riksdagb> of the Estates
Talman - the leader of the Estate of the Peasantry in the Riksdagb> of the Estates

http://www.yotor.org/wiki/en/ta/Talman.htm (99 words)



2303.htm

Committees are appointed at the beginning of each new electoral period, that is to say after an election to the Riksdagb>.
6 of the Riksdagb> Act): SEK 29,500 per month (higher for Speaker, Deputy Speakers, committee chairmen and vice-chairmen)
Â· Derogations: consent (waiver of immunity) by the Riksdagb> (Ch.

http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2303.htm (2802 words)



Sveriges Riksbank/Riksbanken - Information on Riksdagb> decision to declare some older banknotes and coins invalid (updated version*)

Information on Riksdagb> decision to declare some older banknotes and coins invalid (updated version*)
Information on Riksdagb> decision to declare some older banknotes and coins invalid (Updated version*)
Sveriges Riksbank/Riksbanken - Information on Riksdagb> decision to declare some older banknotes and coins invalid (updated version*)

http://www.riksbank.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=14419 (348 words)



Riksdagen - How the Riksdagb> works

Every four years, the people of Sweden choose 349 individuals to represent them in the Riksdagb>, which is the supreme decision-making assembly in our country.
The Speaker presides over the work in the Riksdagb>.
The Riksdagb> appoints the Prime Minister on the basis of a proposal from the Speaker.

http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____4469.aspx (141 words)

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