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(rēks'däg, rēks'tä) , national parliament of Sweden, formed in 1866. Originally a two-chamber legislature, it became a single chamber body in 1971. Representation in the chamber is proportional. Members are elected by universal suffrage for a term of three years. The cabinet is responsible to the Riksdag. A new constitution, effective in Jan., 1975, which eliminated the monarch's residual authority, gave the speaker of the Riksdag rather than the king the right to appoint a new premier.

 
 
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Riksdag is a Swedish word commonly used as an alternative term for parliament (Swedish: parlament). It is used as the official term for the parliament of Sweden and the parliament of Finland (in Finland alongside the Finnish word eduskunta).

The word riksdag literally means "national day" (riks - "national", and dag - "day"), and refers to a meeting of representatives from across Sweden. The word has been used in Sweden since the Middle Ages. The word has a direct equivalent in the German word reichstag (used for various German national parliaments up until 1945), the Danish rigsdag (used for the parliament of Denmark 1849-1953) and the Estonian riigikogu (used for the parliament of Estonia 1920-1940 and again since 1991).


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