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Constitution effective 1975

Constitution effective: On 1 January 1975 the 1974 Instrument of Government came into force. Carl XVI Gustaf became the first Swedish monarch stripped of all political power; the Speaker of the Riksdag now formally designated the Prime Minister and opened parliamentary sessions.

Tier
C
Confidence
B
Bias risk
Medium
Kind
reform
Date
1975-01-01

Constitution effective: On 1 January 1975 the 1974 Instrument of Government came into force. Carl XVI Gustaf became the first Swedish monarch stripped of all political power; the Speaker of the Riksdag now formally designated the Prime Minister and opened parliamentary sessions.

In the chronology of the Swedish model, this anchors 1975 under Olof Palme as a year shaped by institutions, public conflict, reform, or security policy rather than cabinet arithmetic alone.

Source confidence is B: the basic event is promoted, while broader interpretation still depends on the cited source tier and later primary-source upgrades.

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