sweden

Country information

• EU Constitution
  Parliamentary ratification of the EU Constitution postponed after French and Dutch rejections (more).
  
  
• The Lisbon Treaty: to be ratified by the Diet in November 2008.
  
  
• EU Presidency: July-December 2009
  
  
• Government Type: constitutional monarchy
  
  
• Executive Branch
  
  � HEAD OF STATE
  King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973)
  
  � HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
  Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT
  
  � MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  Carl BILDT
  
  
• Legislative branch
  
  � ELECTIONS
  Last elections: 17 September 2006
  Next elections: September 2010
  
  � ELECTION RESULTS
  Social Democrats 34.99% (130 seats)
  Moderates 26.23% (97 seats)
  Center Party 7.88% (29 seats)
  People's Party 7.5% (28 seats)
  Christian Democrats 6.59% (24 seats)
  Left Party 5.85% (22 seats)
  Greens 5.2% 19 seats)
  
  
• Additional information
  
  � EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS
  The monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by the parliament