SwedenPolitiska val och partier 14 · Elections and political parties
The Riksdag votes on the Speaker's proposal for Prime Minister. When is the proposal approved?
In the exam (Swedish)
Riksdagen röstar om talmannens förslag till statsminister. När godkänns förslaget?
- aIf no more than half of all members of the Riksdag vote noOm inte mer än hälften av riksdagens alla ledamöter röstar nejCorrect answer
- bOnly when the voters have said yes in a referendumFörst när väljarna har sagt ja i en folkomröstning
- cOnly if more than half of all members of the Riksdag vote yesBara om mer än hälften av riksdagens alla ledamöter röstar ja
- dOnly when the King has signed the proposalFörst när kungen har skrivit under förslaget
Why?
A Prime Minister does not need a majority voting yes. It is enough that there is no majority of all members voting against.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examPolitiska val och partier 15
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
Politiska val och partier 16
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
Politiska val och partier 17
What do parties placed on the left of the left–right scale usually want?Correct answer:More welfare paid for together and smaller economic differences between people
Vad brukar partier som placeras till vänster på vänster–högerskalan vilja? — Mer gemensamt betald välfärd och mindre ekonomiska skillnader mellan människor
Politiska val och partier 18
On which of these questions has Sweden held a nationwide referendum?Correct answer:Whether Sweden should join the EU
I vilken av dessa frågor har Sverige haft en folkomröstning för hela landet? — Om Sverige skulle gå med i EU
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).
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass SEK 249.00 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews