The Riksdag has voted in favour of constitutional amendments to the Instrument of Government and amendments to the Riksdag Act. The amendments concern such things as providing the Riksdag and the Government with better conditions to fulfil their tasks in war and other severe crises and to make necessary decisions on a legal basis.
The decision concerns a constitutional matter pending decision, which means that the Riksdag has taken a previous decision on the same matter.
The amendments will entail, for example, that:
- the Riksdag’s opportunities to meet will be strengthened;
- the Riksdag War Delegation will be retained for war and danger of war, and the rules regarding the Delegation will be adjusted. The Speaker will be given a role equivalent to that in the Riksdag. In addition, a member of the Riksdag who becomes a minister will no longer be able to be part of the Delegation; and
- new rules will be introduced on the setting of standards in serious peacetime crisis situations. The regulation will make it possible for the Riksdag, by means of a qualified majority, to give the Government special powers to issue regulations if necessary to deal with the crisis situation in question. The powers may be revoked by the Riksdag at any time.
The Riksdag will also adopt proposals for certain legislative and editorial amendments to the Riksdag Act, as well as an editorial amendment to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.
The amendments will come into force on 1 January 2027. One amendment to a main provision of the Riksdag Act will take effect on 2 January 2027.
Since the decision concerns the Instrument of Government, which is one of the fundamental laws making up the Constitution, the Riksdag is required to vote twice on the proposal with the same outcome, and a with a parliamentary election between the two votes. The same rules apply in this case to the amendments to the main provisions of the Riksdag Act in the pending proposal. The first decision on the proposal was taken on 3 December 2025, when the Riksdag voted in favour of the proposal. A parliamentary election has since been held.
Committee report (in Swedish):
Stärkt konstitutionell beredskap (vilande grundlagsförslag m.m.) (KU6)