The Big Bad Swedish Politics & News Thread

[Barnes]

Oh, dear, it always seems to be government by crisis with these chaps. Of course, I still support Löfven quite happily.

A question re: confidence motions: if the Riksdag expresses a lack of confidence in a specific minister would that in turn compel the entire Government to resign/call a snap election? Those are rather murky waters with the Westminster system, so I am wondering if it is more clear cut in Sweden.

[Barnes]

That's what I had assumed, whether or not they would be specifically compelled to resign en mass, they would prefer it as the entire process becomes pretty unworkable when the Riksdag starts picking off certain ministers and the rump ministry tries to trundle along.