Election of second deputy speaker
Translated from Swedish by AI; the translation may contain errors. The Swedish text is the original.
Summary AI, written in advance
The debate concerned the election of the second deputy speaker in the Swedish Riksdag. SD nominated Julia Kronlid for the position 1. SD argued that she has profound knowledge and understanding of the deputy speaker's role after having served in the Riksdag since 2010 1. She is considered to have shown integrity, good judgment, and respect for democracy 1. SD emphasized that she is friendly, attentive, and humble, and that she has won trust and appreciation among members across party lines through her objective and professional manner 1. She is considered to have performed her role with dignity and a sense of responsibility 1.
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Linda Lindberg (SD)
Mr. Speaker! I would like to begin by congratulating Andreas Norlén and Johanna Haraldsson on their new roles as Speaker and Deputy Speaker here in the Swedish Riksdag.
It is with pride and conviction that I today nominate Julia Kronlid for the position of second deputy speaker in the Swedish Riksdag. She has served in this role since 2022. Prior to that, she has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2010.
During her 16 years as a member, Julia has acquired an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the member's mandate. That experience, in combination with the fact that she has also served as second deputy group leader as well as in the parliamentary board, has given her a deeper insight into and understanding of the Riksdag Administration's functioning and also the spokespersons' ongoing work. This has served the Riksdag well during the previous mandate period when we have all seen Julia Kronlid as second deputy speaker.
Through her way of carrying out the mandate, she has shown the qualities that this office requires: integrity, good judgment, respect for democracy, and a genuine will to serve the Riksdag and the Swedish people. In a time when much in our world is characterized by uncertainty and anxiety, the importance of secure institutions, stable leadership, and people who take responsibility becomes greater than ever before.
When we speak about Julia Kronlid, it is easy to mention the formal assignments she has had during the past terms here in the Riksdag. But what perhaps primarily characterizes Julia is not the titles or the positions she has held, but the way in which she has managed them.
Those who meet Julia describe her as a person who is friendly, attentive, and humble. She meets people with respect, regardless of party affiliation or the nature of the matter. She understands that democracy is not only built of decisions and votes but also of the ability to listen, converse, and treat one another with dignity.
During the mandate period, she has chaired chamber meetings, represented the Riksdag nationally and internationally, and has been involved in safeguarding the democratic processes upon which our parliamentary work is built. As second deputy speaker, she has carried out her mandate with calmness, seriousness, and integrity.
What also deserves to be highlighted is the trust and appreciation that Julia has built up among members across party lines during the previous term. The role of Vice Speaker presupposes an ability to win respect from the entire chamber. Through her objective, friendly, and professional manner, she has become an appreciated representative for the Riksdag and a person whom many members have great trust in.
Sweden needs strong democratic institutions, but institutions are only as strong as the people who have the trust to carry them. Julia Kronlid has shown during the past parliamentary term that she possesses the judgment, the humility, and the sense of responsibility that the assignment also requires. She has performed her assignment with dignity and won respect through her way of being rather than by taking center stage herself.
That is why I want to nominate Julia Kronlid today with warm conviction for the position of second deputy speaker of the Swedish Riksdag. In the event that there should, against all odds, be other candidates, the election will, of course, take place with secret ballots.
The deliberation was hereby concluded.
The Chamber elected Julia Kronlid (SD) as second deputy speaker by acclamation.
Source: The Swedish Parliament. The speeches come from the open data of the Riksdag, translated into English by AI, which may contain errors.