THE ACT OF SUCCESSION, 2025
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AVIATORTRAVEL, JUSTITIEMINISTER, SD
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Bill
An Act to officially arrange the constitutional monarchy order within this country and the relationship between the monarchy and the Riksdag.
Be it enacted by the Riksdag as follows:—
1 Legislation
(1) This Act may be cited as THE ACT OF SUCCESSION, 2025.
————————————————————————————————— 2 Affirmation of Acknowledgment
(1) The sovereign ruler of this realm shall upon his succession or the passage of this Act whether it is amended or otherwise replaced with a new Act or upon ascension to the throne shall make the following “affirmation of acknowledge” in document form signed under the Great Seal of Sweden in the presence of the Riksdag and the Minister of Justice as the defender of the constitution:
(a) Affirmation of Acknowledgment Template
3 Order of Succession
(1) The right of succession to the throne of Sweden is vested in the male and female descendants of H.M King of Sweden, his Crown Prince, issued in direct line of descent. In this connection, older siblings and their descendants have precedence over younger siblings and their descendants.
(2) The provisions of this Act of Succession relating to The King shall relate to The Queen if The Queen is Head of State.
(3) In accordance with the express provision of Section 10 of the Instrument of Government of 2024 that the King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession.
(4) A prince or princess of the Royal House may not marry unless the Group Management has given its consent thereto upon an application from The King. Should a prince or princess marry without such consent, that prince or princess forfeits the right of succession for himself, his children and their descendants.
(5) The heir to the throne may not undertake travel abroad without the knowledge and consent of The King.
(6) A prince or princess of the Swedish Royal House may not become the sovereign ruler of a foreign state whether by election, succession, or marriage without the consent of The King and the Riksdag. Should this occur, neither he nor she nor their descendants shall be entitled to succeed to the throne of Sweden.
4 No Viable Successor to the Throne
(1) If there are no viable successor or heir to the throne within the current dynasty or house than it shall be the prerogative of the Riksdag as this Kingdoms rightful legislator and the inheritors of the power of the Estates of the Kingdom of Sweden established from September 26, 1810 and subsequently dissolved under the present Instrument of Government, to therefore proclaim a new rightful dynasty to the succession of this realm.
(2) The Riksdag shall not intervene or interfere with the successor or his heir to this realm unless there is no viable successor as stated under Section 4(1).
5 Duties and Responsibilities
(1) Upon taking the Affirmation and Oath the sovereign ruler of this realm proclaimed his or her intention to Act in accordance with the laws of this realm as defined by the Riksdag of the Kingdom of Sweden and the inheritors of the power of the Estates of the Kingdom of Sweden established from September 26, 1810 and subsequently dissolved under the present Instrument of Government.
(2) Under Section 5(1) the sovereign ruler of this realm shall execute the following responsibilities as defined by this Act:
(a) Presiding over the Council of State only after the formation of a new government during a general election;
(b) Proclaiming ambassadors of this realm through the Letter of credence made under his name on the advice of the government;
(c) Opening the Riksdags session at the request of the Speaker of the Riksdag;
(d) Presiding over the Advisory Council for Foreign Affairs on the advice of the government;
(e) Holding the honorary ranks of four star admiral in Navy, general in the Army and Air Force; and
(f) Attending and hosting ceremonial events with the permission of the government of this realm.
6 Transitional Provision
(1) Immediately upon the passage of this Act by the Riksdag the present King of Sweden shall officially declare his intention to take the affirmation and oath as stated under Section 2(1), announce his Royal titles and motto, and declare his heir therefore.
(2) The Riksdag shall only on this instance with the passage of this legislation unanimously elect the present rightful sovereign of this realm to his position as King, the Mighty Prince and Lord, King of Sweden, the Götes and Vendes. His heir and successor of his choice shall be automatically elected as the successor of the realm.
(3) The Riksdag shall further proclaim that only on this instance with the passage of this legislation shall the Riksdag unanimously proclaim the formation of the “House of Bernadotte-Oldenburg” as the rightful dynasty of this realm to which the present King of Sweden and his successor shall therefore belong to.
(4) Further arrangements for this constitutional legislation shall be made by the group management in accordance with this law and the wishes of the Riksdag of this Kingdom.