Chapter 3 · How Sweden is governed
Vilken församling röstar om talmannens förslag till statsminister i bildens mittsteg?
Which assembly votes on the Speaker’s proposed prime minister in the diagram’s middle step?
Correct answer: The Riksdag (parliament)
The Riksdag (Swedish parliament) votes on the Speaker’s proposal. The candidate is approved unless more than half the members vote against; the prime minister then selects ministers.
Key words
statsminister · prime minister
Source: Riksdagen: Talmannens uppdrag · När en ny statsminister utses
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Why this option does not fit
Regionfullmäktige
The regional council decides regional matters, not who becomes prime minister.
Regeringen
The prime minister forms the government; the government does not approve its own candidate.
Kommunfullmäktige
The municipal council handles local matters, not formation of the national government.