SwedenPolitiska val och partier 12 · Elections and political parties
How are the seats in the Riksdag divided between the parties after an election?
In the exam (Swedish)
Hur fördelas platserna i riksdagen mellan partierna efter ett val?
- aAll the parties that stand get exactly the same number of seatsAlla partier som ställer upp får exakt lika många platser
- bThe King decides after the election how all the seats are to be dividedKungen bestämmer efter valet hur alla platserna ska fördelas
- cRoughly according to the share of the votes each party has receivedUngefär efter hur stor andel av rösterna varje parti har fåttCorrect answer
- dThe party with the most votes gets all the seats in the RiksdagPartiet som fick flest röster får alla platser i riksdagen
Why?
Sweden has a proportional electoral system. This means that a party gets about the same share of the seats as it got of the votes, if it has passed the threshold (spärren).
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The Riksdag votes on the Speaker's proposal for Prime Minister. When is the proposal approved?Correct answer:If no more than half of all members of the Riksdag vote no
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What is a minority government?Correct answer:A government whose parties together have fewer than half of the seats in the Riksdag
Vad är en minoritetsregering? — En regering vars partier tillsammans har mindre än hälften av platserna i riksdagen
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What is an important task of the political parties in Sweden?Correct answer:To put forward candidates whom the voters can vote for
Vilken är en viktig uppgift för de politiska partierna i Sverige? — Att ta fram kandidater som väljarna kan rösta på
Source
Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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