National
Prime Minister
- Swedish: Statsminister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Riksdag
- Exact method
- Elected by the Riksdag. The Speaker proposes a candidate after consulting party leaders; the proposal is put to the Riksdag and the candidate is elected unless more than half of its members (175) vote against (Instrument of Government ch. 6 ss. 3-4). Since the 13 September 2026 election no vote has yet been held: the Prime Minister has asked to be relieved and his government is serving until a new Prime Minister is elected.
- Chosen by
- Riksdag
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Ulf Kristersson M since October 2022 Report Source: data.riksdagen.se, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen, SFS 1974:152) as cited, read 2026-10-12: constitutional competences and selection rules. For: Prime Minister in Swedish
- data.riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Riksdagen open data personlista (JSON), fetched 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: members, party, constituency, mandate dates, Speaker, deputy speakers and ministers. For: Ulf Kristersson, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 Swedish government formation, last edited 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: Kristersson resignation request 17 Sept 2026, caretaker status, no PM vote yet. Fallback: Wikipedia, because regeringen.se/riksdagen.se do not state caretaker status; cross-checked against riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt (Speaker elected 28 Sept, Kristersson still statsminister 12 Oct). For: Ulf Kristersson, current term
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