Present
In 1974 a new Instrument of Government was established as the vital part of the Constitution, and for the system of Government. The monarchy has remained but the King has lost all formal political influence and is reduced to a mere symbolic head of state. Several of the traditional head of state functions has instead been transferred to the Speaker of the Riksdag.
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Famous quotes containing the word present:
“The judges of normality are present everywhere. We are in the society of the teacher-judge, the doctor-judge, the educator- judge, the “social worker”-judge.”
—Michel Foucault (1926–1984)
“For though absent in body, I am present in spirit...”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 5:3.
“Present mirth hath present laughter
What’s to come is still unsure.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)