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

30 members

Name	Party	Constituency	Born	Committees	Contact
Mohamed Ali	V	Dalarnas län	1996	kam	mohamed.ali[på]riksdagen.se
Andrea Andersson Tay	V	Stockholms län	1988	kam, MJU, CU, NU, SkU, SoU, EUN	andrea.andersson-tay[på]riksdagen.se
Hawar Asaiesh	V	Västmanlands län	1985	kam, UbU	hawar.asaiesh[på]riksdagen.se
Nadja Awad	V	Örebro län	1991	kam, SfU	nadja.awad[på]riksdagen.se
Linnea Bengtsson	V	Skåne läns norra och östra	2000	kam, SoU	linnea.bengtsson[på]riksdagen.se
Daniel Bernmar	V	Göteborgs kommun	1982	RRR, kam, AU, CU, FiU, SfU, SkU, SoU	daniel.bernmar[på]riksdagen.se
Malin Björk	V	Stockholms kommun	1972	kam, UU, FöU, EUN, ER	malin.k.bjork[på]riksdagen.se
Nooshi Dadgostar	V	Stockholms län	1985	V, kam, KD, UN	nooshi.dadgostar[på]riksdagen.se
Maria Forsberg	V	Södermanlands län	1974	V, kam, VB	maria.forsberg[på]riksdagen.se
Ida Gabrielsson	V	Stockholms kommun	1981	kam, FiU	ida.gabrielsson[på]riksdagen.se
Samuel Gonzalez Westling	V	Gävleborgs län	1983	V, kam, KD	samuel.gonzalez.westling[på]riksdagen.se
Hanna Gunnarsson	V	Skåne läns södra	1983	V, kam, FöU, UU, KD	hanna.gunnarsson[på]riksdagen.se
Ilyas Hassan	V	Stockholms kommun	1992	kam, CU, EUN	ilyas.hassan[på]riksdagen.se
Agnes Hultén	V	Hallands län	1973	V, kam, FöU, MJU, NU, SfU, TU, EUN	agnes.hulten[på]riksdagen.se
David Höglund Velasquez	V	Västra Götalands läns norra	1989	kam, AU, JuU, KrU, KU, UbU, UU	david.hoglund.velasquez[på]riksdagen.se
Birger Lahti	V	Norrbottens län	1964	kam, NU, FiU, KrU, MJU, EUN, VB, NR	birger.lahti[på]riksdagen.se
Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez	V	Stockholms kommun	1994	kam, CU, MJU, NU, SkU, TU, UU, EUN	andreas.lennkvist.manriquez[på]riksdagen.se
Jonas Lindberg	V	Stockholms län	1983	kam, SoU, EUN, KD	jonas.e.lindberg[på]riksdagen.se
Anfal Mahdi	V	Malmö kommun	1989	kam, CU	anfal.mahdi[på]riksdagen.se
Banesa Martinez Roldán	V	Malmö kommun	1982	kam, FöU, JuU, KU, UU, EUN	banesa.martinez.roldan[på]riksdagen.se
Jennifer Merelaid Hankins	V	Göteborgs kommun	1985	kam, AU, FiU, JuU, MJU, SfU, SkU, SoU	jennifer.merelaid.hankins[på]riksdagen.se
Umihana Rasovic	V	Skåne läns västra	1986	kam, AU, KrU, KU, MJU, NU, TU, UbU	umihana.rasovic[på]riksdagen.se
Tobias Smedberg	V	Uppsala län	1978	V, kam, JuU, FöU, KrU, NU, SfU, EUN	tobias.smedberg[på]riksdagen.se
Håkan Svenneling	V	Värmlands län	1985	kam, UU, FöU, EUN, OSSE, UN	hakan.svenneling[på]riksdagen.se
Sandra Sönnergren	V	Stockholms län	1990	kam, KrU, EUN, NR	sandra.sonnergren[på]riksdagen.se
Frida Tånghag	V	Göteborgs kommun	1989	kam, SkU, FiU	frida.tanghag[på]riksdagen.se
Caroline Täljeblad	V	Västerbottens län	1986	RRR, kam, KU, NR	caroline.taljeblad[på]riksdagen.se
Ciczie Weidby	V	Jönköpings län	1974	kam, AU, CU, KrU, TU, VB, NR	ciczie.weidby[på]riksdagen.se
Carina Örgård	V	Västra Götalands läns västra	1970	kam, AU, JuU, KU, SoU, TU, UU	carina.orgard[på]riksdagen.se
Malin Östh	V	Östergötlands län	1972	V, kam, TU, CU, FiU, SkU, SoU	malin.osth[på]riksdagen.se

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