Government Of Sweden
The Government, or the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, is the national cabinet in Sweden and the de jure & de facto supreme executive authority. The short-form name (Swedish: Regeringen) is used both in the Fundamental Laws of the Realm and in the vernacular, while the long-form (Swedish: Konungariket Sveriges regering) is only used in international treaties.
The Government operates as a collegial body with collective responsibility and consists of the Prime Minister — appointed and dissmissed by the Speaker of the Riksdag (following an actual vote in the Riksdag before an appointment can be made) — and other cabinet ministers (Swedish: Statsråd), appointed and dismissed at the sole discretion of the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag.
Following the adoption of the 1974 Instrument of Government on 1 January 1975 — the Government in its present constitutional form was constituted — and in consequence thereof the Swedish Monarch is no longer vested any formal executive powers at all with respect to the governance of the Realm, but continues to serve as a ceremonial head of state. For the Government's historical predecessors, see Privy Council of Sweden and King in Council.
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