Who governs Sweden?
See who decides, how power fits together and what has changed. Every fact shows its source.
Government formation under way
The general election was held on 13 September 2026. V, S, MP and C together won 176 seats and M, SD, KD and L 173.
The Kristersson government has been a caretaker government since 17 September 2026 and stays in office until a new government has taken office.
On Tuesday 3 November the Riksdag voted no to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) as prime minister: 25 yes and 324 no. Under the Speaker's announcement of 29 October, Ulf Kristersson (M) now gets an exploratory mandate that runs until Tuesday 10 November.Latest announcement: 3 November 2026
The Riksdag's notice on the voteLast checked 3 November 2026 at
How power fits together
How would you have voted?
Nine real divisions in the chamber of the Riksdag, one per subject area. Answer yes or no and see how the parties' members actually voted. The figures are parliament's own - no judgement, no ranking.
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- The government·In SwedishSkrivelse Verksamheten inom Organisationen för säkerhet och samarbete i Europa (OSSE) under helåret 2025 och första halvåret 2026
- Moderate Party·In SwedishUlf Kristersson får sonderingsuppdraget
- Centre Party·In SwedishCenterpartiet fortsätter att ta ansvar
- The government·In SwedishRiksrevisionens rapport om statens hantering av insolvensförfaranden för företag
- The government·In SwedishNy körkortsbehörighet B1 och andra ändringar av förarbehörigheter
- Green Party·In SwedishMiljöpartiet säger nej till Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist som statsminister
- Liberals·In SwedishPolitisk sekreterare/senior rådgivare för Liberalerna i Region Skåne sökes
- Centre Party·In SwedishElisabeth Thand Ringqvist prövas som statsministerkandidat
- The government·In SwedishVerktyg för en mer likvärdig resursfördelning
- Liberals·In SwedishAnders Ekegren vill bekämpa ålderismen och reformera skatterna
- Social Democrats·This party publishes no machine-readable news feedThe source's own news page
2026 election result
- Votes
- 1 895 989
- Seats
- 99 (−8 since 2022)
- Votes
- 1 343 448
- Seats
- 70 (+2 since 2022)
- Votes
- 1 183 248
- Seats
- 62 (−11 since 2022)
- Votes
- 568 781
- Seats
- 30 (+6 since 2022)
- Votes
- 475 780
- Seats
- 25 (+1 since 2022)
- Votes
- 417 490
- Seats
- 22 (+3 since 2022)
- Votes
- 414 307
- Seats
- 22 (+4 since 2022)
- Votes
- 361 187
- Seats
- 19 (+3 since 2022)
Turnout
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party(S) | 99 |
| Moderate Party(M) | 70 |
| Sweden Democrats(SD) | 62 |
| Left Party(V) | 30 |
| Centre Party(C) | 25 |
| Green Party(MP) | 22 |
| Christian Democrats(KD) | 22 |
| Liberals(L) | 19 |
| Total | 349 |
Source: riksdagen.se. Checked 9 October 2026.
Election figures: Election Authority, final result, checked 29 October 2026.
Members: 349 in the chamber according to riksdagen.se, checked 9 October 2026.
The figures are the Election Authority's final result, decided on 19 September 2026. Parties without seats are reported together as “Other parties”, as in the Election Authority's decision.
The state in numbers
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