2122 Swedish Election

The **2122 Swedish Election for the Question of Leadership** was the first parliamentary election in Sweden ever since 2052. The election system was reestablished in a way that allowed each representative for a seat in the Riksdag to vote for their own candidate, completely avoiding the people's will and instead making the voting among the 349 representatives only. Gordon Banks and his running mate Viktor Larsson managed to win 338 seats in the Riksdag, solidifying their control over the parliament and allowing for drastic reforms to be passed through Swedish law.

## Background

After the 2119 Swedish Regime Crisis and the passage of the 2120 Swedish Constitution in Sweden which replaced the old 2087 Swedish Constitution, a new electoral system was established in where all 349 representatives in the Riksdag were to vote on a candidate they thought could lead the country the best. Important issues among the 349 representatives were military spending, taxes and foreign policy as the Soviet Union had annexed Karelia and the Kola Peninsula from Sweden during the 2119 Regime Crisis with many uncertain of who to side with or to continue staying neutral on the world stage.

### Nominations

Only 3 people really stood out as possible candidates for the leadership of Sweden, those being incumbent Supreme Leader Gordon Banks, the conservative Fredrik Reinfeldt and the pro-western progressive Sven Svensson. This set the stage as no other nominee had enough support to try and compete.

### Campaigns

Campaigning for the election took place through a series of speeches held by each nominee.

#### Gordon Banks

Gordon Banks ran on a campaign of "Facing the Future". Gordon Banks largely wanted to cut taxes and drastically increase military spending as the massive economy boom Sweden was having coupled with rising tensions around the world warranted him to increase it. He also promised financial and economical stability in Sweden aswell as promising to continue his policies to further stabilize Sweden and keep it neutral on the world stage. He also promised wide-spread liberalism in economical and societal structures but not in the political structure to appease many of the moderate conservatives.

#### Fredrik Reinfeldt

Fredrik Reinfeldt ran on a campaign of "Looking Back". He wanted to raise taxes and also drastically increase military spending as he thought that war would be the only way for Sweden to prosper. He also sought to ally the Soviet Union and go against Greatland in order to secure glory for Sweden and give it more territories.

#### Sven Svensson

Sven Svensson ran on a campaign of "The Red Pest will be Eradicated!". His main goal was to eradicate and invade the Soviet Union and communism as a whole, he sought to do this with the support of Greatland, wanting to get Sweden into the World Treaty Organization as a fulltime member. Sven also promised to liberalize the economy even further and bring Sweden into the First World as a liberal democracy, much to the dismay of the conservative members of the Riksdag.

## Results

At the end of the 2122 Swedish Election, Gordon Banks and his running mate Viktor Larsson had gotten 338 seats, the most out of any politician in Swedish history. This was due to many believing in his policies and hoping for a bright future for Sweden. Fredrik Reinfeldt finished second with 9 seats and Sven Svensson finished last with 2 seats. Gordon Banks later went on to continue his economic reforms, garnering him more support for the 2126 Swedish Election.