The Riksdag

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What is the Riksdag:
The Riksdag is the Swedish parliament and is the main decision-making body in Sweden. The Riksdag is based upon the Swedish constitution and is responsible for various matters that affect the country; this includes electing a prime minister, central government budget and adapting new laws. The Riksdag must every four years have an election were the citizens of Sweden will vote on different political parties on who they want in the Riksdag. Inside the Riksdag are 349 members and these members are taken from the different political parties voted on by the public. The seats are divided on a proportional basis to the amount of votes a party received during the latest election. For example last election the Green Party received 7% of the overall votes, so they received 25 seats inside the Riksdag. Since 7% out of 349 is 25.

The Origin of the Riksdag:
Meetings to debate different affairs affecting Sweden as a whole has been around since the mid-1400s; but its term “Riksdag” wasn’t invented until 100 years later and Sweden did not reach a structure of full democratic representation for its citizens until 1921. In the begging meetings would be held in the town of Arboga to discuss matters affecting Sweden and these meeting are seen by many as the beginning of the Riksdag. However it wasn’t until 1540 when meetings called “Riksdag” lead by King Gustav Vasa would take place in Västerås. At this time Sweden was divided into four estates and only leaders of these states and powerful men were allowed into the meetings. In 1809 Sweden adopted a new constitution. The new constitution set out how the power should be divided between the Riksdag and the king. Also during this time Sweden adapted a new Riksdag called The Bica...

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... has also invested into a healthier and cleaner Sweden. According to their website they promise to decrease Sweden’s pollution by 21% before 2021.
As you can see both parties have some substantial differences in their ideologies. With the Social Democratic Party focusing on the current Sweden with trying to provide jobs to every Swedish citizen and on the other side the Moderate party wanting to invest in the future by trying to improve Sweden’s education programs. Both parties advertise themselves as focused and supporters of the working class. Through with the Social Democratic Party having wanting to lower the inequality between the rich and the poor as one of their main ideologies. They attract more of the working class then the Moderate Party, whilst the Moderate party attracts more of the upper class and the wealthy businessmen for not having this ideology.

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