Rigsdagen of Norden

Rigsdagen of Norden

*Nordisk Rigsdagen*
Rigsdagen of Norden ; Nordisk Rigsdagen
Type
Type	Bicameralism
Houses	Adelskammer; Folkekammer;
History
Founded	8 January 1702
Preceded by	Rigsdagen of Dalland
New session started	13 November 2020
Leadership
President of the Adelskammer	Andreas Greve ; since 13 November 2020
Speaker of the Folkekammer	Margret Sveinbergsdóttir (Nat) ; since 16 November 2016
Structure
Seats	398; consisting of; 152 peers; 246 representatives;
Adelskammer political groups	Hereditary peers (110); ; Clergy (14); ; Appointed peers (28); ;
Folkekammer political groups	Government (142); National (142); ; Opposition (104); Labour (98); ; Liberal (6); ;
Elections
Folkekammer voting system	First-past-the-post
Folkekammer last election	12 November 2020
Meeting place
	Parliament House, Kristianshavn

History