Högting

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Svaldish Parliament

Högting av Sväljdheim
Högting logo.png
Type
Type
History
FoundedAugust 2, 1916 (1916-08-02)
Leadership
Jan Aalberg
since 20 May 2018
Klara Malström, SKP
since 22 May 2014
Therese Schauman, NLP
since 29 October 2018
Structure
Seats200
Högting composition 2018.svg
Political groups
Government (107)
  •   SKP (107)

Opposition (93)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
22 May 2018
Next election
On or before May 2022
Meeting place
Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin (507133) (31931010263).jpg
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 0.5% 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 May 2018, Jan Aalberg has acted as Lawspeaker.

History

Prior to the Kingdom of Hallania

During the Kingdom of Hallania

After the Kingdom of Hallania

Function

Elections

Parties

Allocation

Current composition

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

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