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2023 marks 500 years since Gustav Vasa was elected king, which laid the foundation of Sweden as an independent state.

Laws Laws Laws are rules that everyone living in a country is obliged to comply with. One of the Riksdags most important tasks is to take decisions about the laws that are to apply in Sweden. A distinction is made between fundamental laws and other laws. The fundamental laws contain basic rules as to how the country is to be governed and take precedence over all other laws. The Government can also take decisions about rules that are to apply in Sweden. These rule...

The Constitution The Constitution The Swedish Constitution defines how the country shall be governed. It contains provisions on the relationship between decision-making and executive power and the basic rights and freedoms of citizens. Sweden has four fundamental laws which together make up the Constitution: the Instrument of Government, the Act of Succession, the Freedom of the Press Act and the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression. Instrument of Gov...