Riksdag of the Estates between the monarch and the Riksdag of the Estates, and after 1866 between the monarch and the new Riksdag. In 1866 all the Estates voted in favor of dissolution and at the same time to constitute a new assembly, "Sveriges Riksdag". The four former estates were abolished. The House of Nobility () remains as a quasi-official representation of the Swedish nobility. The modern Centre Party which grew out of the Swedish farmers' movement, could be construed as a modern representation with a traditional bond to the Estate of the Peasants. Following the Finnish War in 1809, Sweden ceded its eastmost
Speaker of the Riksdag negotitions, the speaker proposes the new prime ministerial candidate to the chamber, and following a positive vote, the speaker signs the commission () on behalf of the Riksdag. The Prime Minister appoints and dismisses their own cabinet ministers, forming the Government (), without the involvement of the Speaker. In case of either a voluntary resignation or a vote of no confidence, the letter of resignation of a prime minister is handed to the speaker. In most other parliamentary systems, including other constitutional monarchies, these duties are instead handled by the head of state. Relieving the Swedish Monarch from exercise of