The King and Queen will receive a 14-kilogram brass candlestick as a gift from the Riksdag and the government on the occasion of their upcoming golden wedding anniversary.
Swedish politicsSpeaker Andreas Norlén has ruled out a new parliamentary vote on citizenship rules - the issue that triggered chaotic vote counting. He said unexpected vote results were not an event of major importance.
Swedish politicsA carpet measuring just over 27 square meters, created by textile artist Märta Måås-Fjetterström, was given to King Carl Gustaf as an 80th birthday gift from the Riksdag and the government.
Swedish politicsA student threw a banana at the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, during a lecture at a high school in Norrköping, NT reports.
Swedish politicsThis summer, the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, attended the World Conference for Speakers in Geneva on a flight that cost 660,000 kronor, reports DN.
Swedish politicsThe Riksdag's party leader debate in the middle of January will be held in the evening, unlike the morning which is the usual time for the debates.
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