SwedenPolitiska val och partier 9 · Elections and political parties
What does it mean if you put a cross next to a candidate's name on the ballot paper?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vad betyder det om man sätter ett kryss vid en kandidats namn på valsedeln?
- aYou give a personal vote to that candidate within the partyMan ger en personröst till den kandidaten inom partietCorrect answer
- bYou vote for two different parties at once in the same electionMan röstar på två olika partier samtidigt i samma val
- cThe ballot becomes invalid and is not counted in the electionValsedeln blir ogiltig och räknas inte med i valet
- dYou show that you are voting against that candidate within the partyMan visar att man röstar emot den kandidaten inom partiet
Why?
You always vote for a party first. With a cross you can also show which of the party's candidates you would most like to be elected, a so-called personal vote (personröst).
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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Ali cannot go to the polling station on election day. What can he do to vote anyway?Correct answer:Vote in advance at a voting location during the days before election day
Ali kan inte gå till vallokalen på valdagen. Vad kan han göra för att ändå rösta? — Förtidsrösta i en röstningslokal under dagarna före valdagen
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What does the threshold (spärren) in the Riksdag election mean?Correct answer:A party must get a certain minimum share of the votes to get seats in the Riksdag
Vad innebär spärren i riksdagsvalet? — Ett parti måste få en viss minsta andel av rösterna för att få platser i riksdagen
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How are the seats in the Riksdag divided between the parties after an election?Correct answer:Roughly according to the share of the votes each party has received
Hur fördelas platserna i riksdagen mellan partierna efter ett val? — Ungefär efter hur stor andel av rösterna varje parti har fått
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Who puts forward the proposal for who should become Prime Minister after an election?Correct answer:The Speaker of the Riksdag
Vem lägger fram förslaget om vem som ska bli statsminister efter ett val? — Riksdagens talman
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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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