SwedenSverige och omvärlden 4 · Sweden and the wider world
How do the members of the European Parliament get their seats?
In the exam (Swedish)
Hur får ledamöterna i Europaparlamentet sina platser?
- aThe citizens of the EU countries vote for them in elections every five years.Medborgarna i EU-länderna röstar fram dem i val vart femte år.Correct answer
- bThe governments of the member states appoint them when they meet every five years.Regeringarna i medlemsländerna utser dem när de möts vart femte år.
- cThe Commission chooses them from among its own officials in Brussels.Kommissionen väljer dem bland sina egna tjänstemän i Bryssel.
- dThe national parliament of each country appoints them every four years.De nationella parlamenten i varje land utser dem vart fjärde år.
Why?
The European Parliament is the only EU institution that the citizens elect directly. The election is held every five years, and Swedish members are elected in an election in Sweden.
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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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