Högting

Svaldish Parliament Högting av Sväljdheim
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	August 2, 1916 (1916-08-02)
Leadership
Lawspeaker	Jan Aalberg since 17 August 2018
Chancellor	Klara Malström, SKP since 22 May 2014
Shadow Chancellor	Therese Schauman, NLP since 29 October 2018
Structure
Seats	200
Political groups	Government (107)   SKP (107) Opposition (93)   National Liberal (48)   Civic Alliance (16)   Greens (9)   Labour (7)   Svaldheim First (6)   BFSU (4)   ST (2)   Pirate (1)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	22 May 2018
Next election	On or before May 2022
Meeting place
Vitbehållan, Valhamn, Svaldheim
Website
högting.gov.sv

The Högting (Svaldish: Högting av Sväljdheim; lit. "the high thing"), also known as the Svaldish Parliament, is the unicameral legislative body of Svaldheim, which possess legislative supremacy and, through its recommendation of the Chancellor to the President, retains the ultimate the ability to form governments. The Högting is seated in the Vitbehållan, in the capital of Valhamn.

There are 200 members of the Högting, meaning that 101 seats are needed for a majority. Members elected via party-list proportional representation in elections held every four years, with a 2.5% threshold for parties to be elected.

The Lawspeaker presides over the Högting, who refrains from taking part in debates and acts as an unbiased presiding officer. The Lawspeaker can be elected from a pool of candidates including members of the Högting and of the judiciary; if the Lawspeaker is elected from among Högting members, the Lawspeaker vacates their seat. Since August 2018, Jan Aalberg has acted as Lawspeaker.

Elections

Current composition

Logo	Name	Stenografi	Leader	Ideology	Seats	Status
	Social Democratic and Co-operative Party Socialdemokratiska och Kooperativa Partiet	SKP	Klara Malström	Social democracy Co-operatism	107 / 200	In government
	National Liberal Party Nationella Liberala Partiet	NLP	Therese Schauman	Conservatism National liberalism	48 / 200	Official opposition
	Civic Alliance Medborgerlig Allians	MA	Matteo Petersson	Liberalism	16 / 200	In opposition
	Greens Gröna	Gröna	Amaya Matsubara Lars Selander	Green politics	9 / 200	In opposition
	Labour Party Arbetarparti	AP		Democratic socialism	7 / 200	In opposition
	Svaldheim First Sväljdheim Först	SF		Svaldish nationalism Right-wing populism Anti-immigration	6 / 200	In opposition
	Farmer's and Fishermen's Protective Union Bondens och Fiskarnas Skyddsunion	BFSU		Agrarianism Social conservatism	4 / 200	In opposition
	Ourselves Together Själv Tillsammans Imminni Attaasa	ST	Nini Nukka	Alver nationalism Social democracy	2 / 200	In opposition
	Pirate Party Piratparti	PP	Elliot Sohlmann	Pirate politics	1 / 200	In opposition