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Skåne Southern (constituency)
Skåne Southern is one of the multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag, the national legislature of Sweden. As of the 2018 Swedish general election, Skåne Southern elected 14 of the 349 members of the Riksdag. Skåne Southern contains 11 municipalities: Kävlinge, Burlöv, Staffanstorp, Lomma, Vellinge, Trelleborg, Svedala, Lund, Skurup, Sjöbo, and Ystad. Skåne Southern is one of the four constituencies in Skåne County, along with Skåne Northern and Eastern, Skåne Western and Malmö Municipality Malmö Municipality ( sv, Malmö kommun), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania). When .... Results 2018 References {{Riksdag constituencies Riksdag constituencies Skåne County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riksdag
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with List of members of the Riksdag, 2018–2022, 349 members (), elected proportional representation, proportionally and serving, since 1994, fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election. The constitutional mandates of the Riksdag are enumerated in the ''Basic Laws of Sweden#Instrument of Government, Instrument of Government'' (), and its internal workings are specified in greater detail in the Riksdag Act ().Instrument of Government as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikard Larsson
Bo Rikard Larsson (born 1966) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ..., he represented Skåne County South between September 2014 and September 2022. References 1960 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislature
A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly Election, elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameralism, bicameral legislatures featuring an upper chamber. Terminology The name used to refer to a legislative body varies by country. Common names include: * Assembly (from ''to assemble'') * Congress (from ''to congregate'') * Council (from Latin 'meeting') * Diet (from old German 'people') * Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-member
An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, non-profit organisations and informal organisations. These rules govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how ballots are marked and cast, how the ballots are counted, how votes translate into the election outcome, limits on campaign spending, and other factors that can affect the result. Political electoral systems are defined by constitutions and electoral laws, are typically conducted by election commissions, and can use multiple types of elections for different offices. Some electoral systems elect a single winner to a unique position, such as prime minister, president or governor, while others elect multiple winners, such as mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Councils Of Sweden
A regional council ( sv, region) is a self-governing local authority. There are 21 regional councils (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a county council), each corresponding to a county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French .... Regional councils are governed by a regional assembly (''regionfullmäktige'') that is elected by the regional electorate every four years in conjunction with the Swedish general election, general elections. The most important responsibilities of regional councils are the Publicly funded health care, public health care system and public transportation. It is one of the principal Administrative divisions of Sweden, administrative subdivisions of Sweden. Within the same geographical borders as the regional council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Åfeldt
Jennie Linda Marie Åfeldt (born 30 August 1974) is a Swedish politician who has served in the Riksdag since 2014 as a member of the Sweden Democrats. In parliament, Åfeldt has sat on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy and the Social Affairs Committee. Along with fellow SD politician Christina Östberg, she has campaigned for drug reform and tough policies against substance addiction. In 2015, Åfeldt was a victim of identity theft and compromised parliamentary security when a perpetrator broke into her hotel room in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ... and stole all of her identification documents. References Living people 1974 births Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats Members of the Riksdag 2014–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boriana Åberg
Boriana Åberg (born 18 November 1968) is a Bulgarian-born Swedish politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2008 as part of the Skåne County South constituency. Early life and career She studied to be a civil engineer in Bulgaria, and moved to Sweden after the end of the Cold War. After marrying and having two children, she and her husband divorced after ten years of marriage. Åberg found her Bulgarian education to be useless in Sweden, and as a result returned to school, graduating from Lund University with a degree in sociology and working as a social secretary. Political career Åberg joined the Moderate Party in 1998 after taking a liking to Carl Bildt's viewpoints and charisma. She became a member of Kävlinge's city council, and was appointed chairperson of the council in 2007. She ran for a seat on the Riksdag in 2006, and finished sixth out of 17 candidates; five Moderate candidates ended up on the Riksdag. In 2008 and 2009, Åberg served as a subst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Pettersson
Carina Marianne Fundahn (née Pettersson; born 1967) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ..., she has represented Skåne County South since September 2018. References 1958 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberals (Sweden)
The Liberals ( sv, Liberalerna, L), known as the Liberal People's Party ( sv, Folkpartiet liberalerna) until 22 November 2015, is a conservative liberal political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal tendencies. Currently they are seen as following classical liberalism and economic liberalism. The party is a member of the Liberal International and Renew Europe. Historically the party was positioned in the centre of the Swedish political landscape, willing to cooperate with both the political left and the right. It has since the leaderships of Lars Leijonborg and Jan Björklund in the 2000s positioned itself more towards the right. It was a part of the Alliance centre-right coalition government led by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014. The party's policies include action toward a free market economy and pushing for Sweden to join NATO and the Eurozone, as well as investing in nuclear power; it also focuses on gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Persson (politician)
Mats Persson (born 27 November 1980) is a Swedish politician for the Liberal party. Since 18 October 2022, he is the Minister for Education in the Ulf Kristersson Cabinet. He has been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014, elected for the southern constituency of Skåne County.Persson was elected as an ordinary member of the Riksdag for the southern constituency of Skåne County. The constituency is shown in the Riksdag minute2014/15:1(§ 2) an2018/19:1(§ 2). He was formerly vice-president of the Liberal Youth of Sweden. Between 2009 and 2014, he was a regional councillor for the Liberals in Region Scania. Persson was elected to the Liberal Party Board in 2011 and was the party's economic policy spokesman from May 2016 to February 2019. He returned to this role in August 2019. Biography Persson completed his PhD in economic history at Lund University in 2015 with a thesis on sickness absence and early retirement among immigrants in Sweden during the period of 1981-2003. Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
