SwedenPolitiska val och partier 19 · Elections and political parties
What does it mean that a referendum is advisory?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vad betyder det att en folkomröstning är rådgivande?
- aThe result is a guide, but the Riksdag itself makes the final decisionResultatet är en vägledning, men riksdagen fattar själv det slutliga beslutetCorrect answer
- bThe result is kept secret from the public until the Riksdag has convenedResultatet hålls hemligt för allmänheten tills riksdagen har sammanträtt
- cThe result is binding and the Riksdag must always follow the majority's choiceResultatet är bindande och riksdagen måste alltid följa majoritetens val
- dOnly the members of the Riksdag and the government's ministers may vote in itBara riksdagens ledamöter och regeringens ministrar får rösta i den
Why?
An advisory (rådgivande) referendum shows what the people think. It is still the Riksdag that decides, and it does not have to follow the result. All referendums held in the whole of Sweden have been advisory.
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