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Swedish MPs make the constitution harder to change

Individual voting lights arranged as the seating plan on a wall in the Swedish Parliament chamber.
The Riksdag’s voting display during an open day in 2015. Illustrative photograph. AleWi / CC BY-SA 4.0

Swedish MPs have made the constitution harder to change, approving a requirement for two-thirds of all MPs to support the final vote on future amendments. The new rules take effect on 1 April 2027.

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