2018 Swedish government formation 2018 Swedish government formation In the Swedish general election in 2018, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September, the Red-Greens, led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S) emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag, while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats, led by Jimmie Åkesson, came third. As a result, protracted negotiations were required before a new government could be formed. The table below lists parties' 2018 representation in the Riksdag. A government needs
Polish parliament (expression) Polish parliament (expression) "Polish parliament" (Swedish and Norwegian: "Polsk riksdag"; ; ; ; ; ) is an expression referring to the historical Polish parliaments ("Sejm walny"). It implies chaos and general disorder, and that no real decision can be reached during sessions. Every single member of the Polish parliament during the 17th and 18th century had an absolute veto (); as a result, legislation could only be passed unanimously. Originally, the procedure was used for technical issues such as points of order, but as diverging interests discovered they could disrupt their opponents' agendas singlehandedly, the process came to be abused.