Legislative branch

The Riksdag

The Riksdag has 349 seats and is Sweden's only nationally elected assembly. It legislates, decides the state budget and appoints the prime minister.

Government formation right now

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

On 13 October 2026 Magdalena Andersson (S) delivered her final report on the exploratory mandate to Speaker Andreas Norlén. She judged that there had been progress but that at present the conditions are lacking to form a government the Riksdag can tolerate.
Andersson told the Speaker she stood ready for a vote on a prime minister. It was for a Social Democrat only government, because she had no agreement with other parties.
The same day Speaker Andreas Norlén put forward Magdalena Andersson as his proposed prime minister for a Social Democrat single party government. The proposal was tabled on 13 and 14 October and the Riksdag voted on it on Thursday 15 October at 12:00.
On 15 October the Riksdag voted no to Magdalena Andersson (S) as prime minister: 99 yes, 248 no, 0 abstained and 2 absent. The proposal failed because at least 175 voted no. The Speaker may put forward a new proposal, up to four in total. If none is approved, an extra election is held within three months.
After the vote the Speaker spoke with the party leaders by phone. On 16 October he said he is continuing informal talks and that the next step would be announced on Monday 19 October at 13:30.
On 19 October 2026 Speaker Andreas Norlén gave Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) an exploratory mandate to assess the conditions for a government the Riksdag can tolerate. She was to report to the Speaker by 26 October 2026. At that point no new date for a prime minister vote had been set. The Kristersson government remains as caretaker government.
On 26 October 2026 Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) reported on her exploratory mandate to the Speaker. She said there is no majority for a centre government. The Speaker would then discuss with party representatives by phone how to take the process forward and announce the next step.
On 29 October 2026 at 15:36 the Riksdag announced that on Friday 30 October Speaker Andreas Norlén will put forward Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) as his proposed prime minister for a government of the Centre Party, the Social Democrats, the Christian Democrats, the Green Party and the Liberals. The proposal is tabled for the first time on 30 October and for the second time on Monday 2 November. The Riksdag votes on it on Tuesday 3 November at 13:00.
The Speaker announced the same day that Ulf Kristersson (M) will be given an exploratory mandate if the vote on 3 November does not result in a prime minister being approved. The mandate would then run from Tuesday 3 November to Tuesday 10 November.
On Friday 30 October 2026 the Speaker's proposal for prime minister was tabled in the chamber for the first time, at the tabling sitting at 10:00.
On Monday 2 November 2026 the proposal was tabled for the second time, at the tabling sitting at 13:00. The vote on the proposal is the first item on the chamber's agenda for Tuesday 3 November.
On 3 November the Riksdag voted no to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) as prime minister: 25 yes, 324 no, 0 abstained and 0 absent. Only C voted yes. S, M, SD, V, KD, MP and L voted no. It was the Speaker's second proposal of up to four. If none is approved, an extra election is held within three months.
Because the proposal failed, under the Speaker's announcement of 29 October Ulf Kristersson (M) gets a mandate to explore the conditions for a government the Riksdag will tolerate, from Tuesday 3 November to Tuesday 10 November.
The Kristersson government has been a caretaker government since 17 September 2026 and stays in office until a new government has taken office.

The Riksdag's notice on the voteLast checked 3 November 2026 at 14:25

Why Andersson did not become prime minister

248voted no/ 175

The Riksdag votes on whether Magdalena Andersson becomes prime minister.

Each square is one of the Riksdag's 349 members. On Thursday 15 October the Riksdag voted on a Social Democrat single party government with Magdalena Andersson (S) as prime minister.

Source: the election result, the Speaker

It takes 175 no votes to defeat the proposal.

If more than half of the members of the Riksdag vote against the proposal, it is rejected. Otherwise it is approved.

The line is 175 of 349. Absent members and those who abstain are not counted as no.

Source: Instrument of Government, ch. 6, art. 4

V and MP have said no. That makes 51 no votes.

V and MP said no on 13 October, when Andersson handed in her exploratory mandate. That is 29 + 22 no votes.

Mohamed Ali (V) is on sick leave and will not attend, so V has 29 no votes.

Source: V, MP, SVT

L and C have also said no. That makes 95 announced no votes.

Simona Mohamsson wrote "rösta rött" (vote red) on X. L has 19 seats.

On the morning of 15 October Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said C will vote no, because there is no political programme anchored in the centre. C has 25 seats.

Source: L, C

95 had said no before the vote. With M, KD and SD, the expectation was 249 no votes.

M, KD and SD promised before the election to vote no, in a joint pledge with L. They did not repeat it on 13 October, so before the vote they counted as expected no votes, not announced ones.

Source: Aftonbladet debate 28 Apr (M, KD, SD, L)

The Riksdag said no to Magdalena Andersson as prime minister.

248 voted no, 175 or more, so the proposal failed.

Yes: 99
No: 248
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2

Source: the vote on riksdagen.se

Seats after the 2026 election

Social Democratic Party

Opposition 2022-2026

Moderate Party

The Tidö parties

Sweden Democrats

The Tidö parties

Left Party

Opposition 2022-2026

Centre Party

Opposition 2022-2026

Green Party

Opposition 2022-2026

Christian Democrats

The Tidö parties

Liberals

The Tidö parties

Committees

The committees prepare every item before the chamber decides. The EU Affairs Committee consults the government ahead of EU Council meetings. Chairs and assignments are counted from the members' assignments in the Riksdag's register.

Committee	Chair	Assignments
AU Committee on the Labour Market	Ardalan Shekarabi (S)	44
CU Committee on Civil Affairs	Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD)	44
FiU Committee on Finance	Mikael Damberg (S)	45
FöU Committee on Defence	Jörgen Berglund (M)	46
JuU Committee on Justice	Teresa Carvalho (S)	44
KU Committee on the Constitution	Oscar Sjöstedt (SD)	44
KrU Committee on Cultural Affairs	Mattias Karlsson Bergman (SD)	44
MJU Committee on Environment and Agriculture	Emma Nohrén (MP)	45
NU Committee on Industry and Trade	Anders Ådahl (C)	47
SkU Committee on Taxation	Boriana Åberg (M)	44
SfU Committee on Social Insurance	Nadja Awad (V)	44
SoU Committee on Health and Welfare	Linda Lindberg (SD)	43
TU Committee on Transport and Communications	Maria Stockhaus (M)	45
UbU Committee on Education	Hawar Asaiesh (V)	42
UU Committee on Foreign Affairs	Morgan Johansson (S)	48
EUN Committee on EU Affairs	Matilda Ernkrans (S)	82

Members

349 serving members of the 2026-2030 parliament, according to the Riksdag register (checked 2026-11-04). The newly elected chamber convened on 28 September 2026 and the parliamentary session opened on 29 September.

Group by constituency

99 members

Name	Party	Constituency	Born	Committees	Contact
Elias Aguirre	S	Östergötlands län	1984	kam, TU	elias.aguirre[på]riksdagen.se
Talla Alkurdi	S	Stockholms kommun	1984	kam, KU	talla.alkurdi[på]riksdagen.se
Sofia Amloh	S	Södermanlands län	1986	kam, AU, FiU, EUN, ER	sofia.amloh[på]riksdagen.se
Johan Andersson	S	Östergötlands län	1961	kam, FöU, KrU, VB, NR	johan.andersson[på]riksdagen.se
Magdalena Andersson	S	Stockholms län	1967	S, kam, KD, UN	magdalena.andersson[på]riksdagen.se
Marcus Andersson	S	Västra Götalands läns östra	1987	kam, SfU	marcus.andersson[på]riksdagen.se
Åsa Andersson	S	Uppsala län	1971	kam, SfU, TU	asa.andersson[på]riksdagen.se
Robert Andersson Hammarstrand	S	Göteborgs kommun	1972	kam, SfU, SoU	robert.andersson.hammarstrand[på]riksdagen.se
Ingrid Andreae	S	Göteborgs kommun	1961	RRR, kam, FiU, NR	ingrid.andreae[på]riksdagen.se
Sanna Backeskog	S	Gävleborgs län	1985	kam, JuU, Europol	sanna.backeskog[på]riksdagen.se
Denis Begic	S	Örebro län	1970	kam, CU, TU, ER	denis.begic[på]riksdagen.se
Katarina Berggren	S	Stockholms län	1968	kam, AU, FiU	katarina.berggren[på]riksdagen.se
Aida Birinxhiku	S	Hallands län	1999	kam, MJU, NU	aida.birinxhiku[på]riksdagen.se
Heléne Björklund	S	Blekinge län	1972	kam, JuU, NR	helene.bjorklund[på]riksdagen.se
Katarina Bosetti-Kristoffersson	S	Västra Götalands läns västra	1979	kam, FöU, MJU	katarina.bosetti-kristoffersson[på]riksdagen.se
Johan Büser	S	Göteborgs kommun	1983	kam, UU, OSSE, VB, DN	johan.buser[på]riksdagen.se
Teresa Carvalho	S	Östergötlands län	1984	kam, JuU	teresa.carvalho[på]riksdagen.se
Jonas Cronert	S	Västmanlands län	1980	kam, UU	jonas.cronert[på]riksdagen.se
Cilla Dahl Andersson	S	Skåne läns södra	1971	kam, MJU, NU	cilla.dahl.andersson[på]riksdagen.se
Mikael Dahlkvist	S	Värmlands län	1967	kam, SoU, ÖN	mikael.dahlqvist[på]riksdagen.se
Mikael Damberg	S	Stockholms län	1971	kam, FiU, KD	mikael.damberg[på]riksdagen.se
Ilan De Basso	S	Jönköpings län	1969	kam, FiU, JuU, EUN, NR	ilan.de.basso[på]riksdagen.se
Åsa Eriksson	S	Västmanlands län	1972	kam, SfU, EUN	asa.eriksson[på]riksdagen.se
Matilda Ernkrans	S	Örebro län	1973	kam, UU, EUN, KD	matilda.ernkrans[på]riksdagen.se
Erik Ezelius	S	Västra Götalands läns östra	1986	kam, FöU, KU, SkU, NR	erik.ezelius[på]riksdagen.se
Marcus Fridlund	S	Kalmar län	1992	kam, MJU, SfU	marcus.fridlund[på]riksdagen.se
Isak From	S	Västerbottens län	1967	S, kam, NU	isak.from[på]riksdagen.se
Arber Gashi	S	Hallands län	1994	kam, SfU	arber.gashi[på]riksdagen.se
Jytte Guteland	S	Stockholms kommun	1979	kam, MJU, UU, EUN	jytte.guteland[på]riksdagen.se
Monica Haider	S	Kronobergs län	1963	kam, NU, VB	monica.haider[på]riksdagen.se
Lena Hallengren	S	Kalmar län	1973	S, kam, KD, RS, VB	lena.hallengren[på]riksdagen.se
Johanna Haraldsson	S	Jönköpings län	1980	S, kam, kam, AU, KD	johanna.haraldsson[på]riksdagen.se
Peter Hedberg	S	Västernorrlands län	1990	RRR, kam, KU	peter.hedberg[på]riksdagen.se
Peter Hultqvist	S	Dalarnas län	1958	kam, FöU, KD, UN	peter.hultqvist[på]riksdagen.se
Per-Arne Håkansson	S	Skåne läns norra och östra	1963	kam, KU, NU, EUN, NR	per-arne.hakansson[på]riksdagen.se
Emil Högberg	S	Stockholms län	1976	kam, UbU, KU	emil.hogberg[på]riksdagen.se
Lars Isacsson	S	Dalarnas län	1970	kam, JuU, OSSE	lars.isacsson[på]riksdagen.se
Magnus Johansson	S	Blekinge län	1967	kam, KrU, SkU	magnus.j.johansson[på]riksdagen.se
Morgan Johansson	S	Skåne läns södra	1970	kam, UU, KD, UN	morgan.johansson[på]riksdagen.se
Mattias Jonsson	S	Göteborgs kommun	1974	kam, NU, ER	mattias.jonsson[på]riksdagen.se
Joakim Järrebring	S	Västra Götalands läns västra	1976	kam, CU, RS, RJ	joakim.jarrebring[på]riksdagen.se
Zinaida Kajevic	S	Malmö kommun	1979	kam, UbU, NR	zinaida.kajevic[på]riksdagen.se
Markus Kallifatides	S	Stockholms kommun	1972	kam, CU, EUN	markus.kallifatides[på]riksdagen.se
Ida Karkiainen	S	Norrbottens län	1988	kam, SfU, KD, RB, RS	ida.karkiainen[på]riksdagen.se
Niklas Karlsson	S	Skåne läns västra	1974	kam, SkU, KD, RJ	niklas.karlsson[på]riksdagen.se
Kadir Kasirga	S	Stockholms kommun	1975	kam, TU, EUN, OSSE	kadir.kasirga[på]riksdagen.se
Sarkis Khatchadourian	S	Stockholms län	1997	kam, FiU, KU	sarkis.khatchadourian[på]riksdagen.se
Therese Kristiansson	S	Västra Götalands läns östra	1995	kam, SkU	therese.kristiansson[på]riksdagen.se
Åsa Kullgren	S	Södermanlands län	1971	kam	asa.kullgren[på]riksdagen.se
Gustaf Lantz	S	Uppsala län	1981	kam, SoU, JuU, KU	gustaf.lantz[på]riksdagen.se
Malin Larsson	S	Västernorrlands län	1980	kam, MJU, VB, NR	malin.larsson[på]riksdagen.se
Amanda Lindblad	S	Västmanlands län	1991	kam, KrU	amanda.lindblad[på]riksdagen.se
Eva Lindh	S	Östergötlands län	1971	kam, FiU, SkU, NR	eva.lindh[på]riksdagen.se
Fredrik Lundh Sammeli	S	Norrbottens län	1977	kam, SoU, KD, RS	fredrik.lundh.sammeli[på]riksdagen.se
Petter Löberg	S	Västra Götalands läns södra	1968	kam, JuU, Europol	petter.loberg[på]riksdagen.se
Adrian Magnusson	S	Skåne läns södra	1994	kam, AU, CU	adrian.magnusson[på]riksdagen.se
Malin Malm	S	Västerbottens län	1994	kam, FöU	malin.malm[på]riksdagen.se
Michael Melby	S	Västra Götalands läns norra	1969	kam, SoU, UbU	michael.melby[på]riksdagen.se
Azra Muranovic	S	Jönköpings län	1987	kam, UU	azra.muranovic[på]riksdagen.se
Ola Möller	S	Skåne läns västra	1983	kam, SfU	ola.moller[på]riksdagen.se
Jennie Nilsson	S	Hallands län	1972	kam, KU, KD	jennie.nilsson[på]riksdagen.se
Aylin Nouri	S	Västra Götalands läns västra	1992	kam, TU, KD	aylin.nouri[på]riksdagen.se
Leif Nysmed	S	Stockholms län	1970	kam, CU, AU	leif.nysmed[på]riksdagen.se
Robert Olesen	S	Kronobergs län	1975	kam, UbU, EUN	robert.olesen[på]riksdagen.se
Fredrik Olovsson	S	Södermanlands län	1973	kam, NU, FiU, KD, RB, RS	fredrik.olovsson[på]riksdagen.se
Kalle Olsson	S	Jämtlands län	1984	kam, SkU, UbU	kalle.olsson[på]riksdagen.se
Marie Olsson	S	Dalarnas län	1967	kam, SkU, NR	marie.olsson[på]riksdagen.se
Samuel Pettersson	S	Norrbottens län	2001	kam, UbU	samuel.pettersson[på]riksdagen.se
Ewa Pihl Krabbe	S	Skåne läns norra och östra	1947	kam, KrU, EUN	ewa.pihl.krabbe[på]riksdagen.se
Lawen Redar	S	Stockholms kommun	1989	kam, UU, RJ	lawen.redar[på]riksdagen.se
Filip Reinhag	S	Gotlands län	1984	kam, FöU	filip.reinhag[på]riksdagen.se
Jessica Rodén	S	Västra Götalands läns södra	1976	kam, SfU, CU, OSSE	jessica.roden[på]riksdagen.se
Azadeh Rojhan	S	Stockholms län	1986	kam, KrU, UbU, ER	azadeh.rojhan[på]riksdagen.se
My Rosell	S	Skåne läns västra	1984	kam, SoU	my.rosell[på]riksdagen.se
Amalia Rud Stenlöf	S	Göteborgs kommun	1993	kam, KU	amalia.rud.stenlof[på]riksdagen.se
Mirja Räihä	S	Stockholms kommun	1959	kam, KU, FiU, SfU, ÖN, VB, NR	mirja.raiha[på]riksdagen.se
Joakim Sandell	S	Malmö kommun	1975	kam, FiU, FöU, VB	joakim.sandell[på]riksdagen.se
Markus Selin	S	Stockholms län	1978	kam, FöU, EUN	markus.selin[på]riksdagen.se
Ardalan Shekarabi	S	Uppsala län	1978	kam, AU, KD	ardalan.shekarabi[på]riksdagen.se
Sofia Skönnbrink	S	Värmlands län	1991	kam, MJU	sofia.skonnbrink[på]riksdagen.se
Arwin Sohrabi	S	Malmö kommun	1994	kam, TU, AU	arwin.sohrabi[på]riksdagen.se
Ylva Stadell	S	Uppsala län	1982	kam, CU	ylva.stadell[på]riksdagen.se
Anna-Belle Strömberg	S	Västernorrlands län	1965	kam, CU, TU	anna-belle.stromberg[på]riksdagen.se
Karin Sundin	S	Örebro län	1972	kam, SoU	karin.sundin[på]riksdagen.se
Jim Svensk Larm	S	Gävleborgs län	1987	kam, KrU	jim.svensk.larm[på]riksdagen.se
Jonathan Svensson	S	Västra Götalands läns norra	2000	kam, AU	jonathan.svensson[på]riksdagen.se
Anna-Caren Sätherberg	S	Jämtlands län	1964	kam, TU, RJ, KD, RS	anna-caren.satherberg[på]riksdagen.se
Peter Söderström	S	Värmlands län	1975	kam, KrU, NU	peter.soderstrom[på]riksdagen.se
Mathias Tegnér	S	Stockholms län	1979	kam, SkU, EUN, RB, VB	mathias.tegner[på]riksdagen.se
Louise Thunström	S	Västra Götalands läns norra	1973	kam, KrU, OSSE	louise.thunstrom[på]riksdagen.se
Daniel Vencu Öhrlund Castro	S	Stockholms kommun	1994	kam, NU, EUN	daniel.vencu.ohrlund.castro[på]riksdagen.se
Mattias Vepsä	S	Stockholms kommun	1980	kam, JuU, EUN, Europol	mattias.vepsa[på]riksdagen.se
Alexandra Völker	S	Stockholms län	1989	kam, UU, FöU, EUN, UN	alexandra.volker[på]riksdagen.se
Anna Wallentheim	S	Skåne läns norra och östra	1985	kam, JuU, ÖN, Europol	anna.wallentheim[på]riksdagen.se
Åsa Westlund	S	Stockholms län	1976	kam, MJU, RS, RJ	asa.westlund[på]riksdagen.se
Linnéa Wickman	S	Gävleborgs län	1992	kam, FiU	linnea.wickman[på]riksdagen.se
Björn Wiechel	S	Västerbottens län	1983	kam, KrU, RJ	bjorn.wiechel[på]riksdagen.se
Andrine Winther	S	Stockholms län	1977	kam, SoU, EUN, NR	andrine.winther[på]riksdagen.se
Anders Ygeman	S	Stockholms kommun	1970	kam, UbU, RS	anders.ygeman[på]riksdagen.se

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Source: data.riksdagen.se, Valmyndigheten - valresultat 2026 · Election result (seats) verified 2026-10-29