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I'm not defending Monarchy in any way, but it's his job to care about the Swedish populace. That he hasn't been elected to this position doesn't mean that he does not fulfill his job, so I would assume that at least he is better informed than the random person on the street.


He is technically the head of state, which means that he probably speaks for the government in some way or form.


Nah, he's detached from the Government and has no formal power at all. He is however a very public person, and pretty much never offers any dissenting views from the government.


> He is technically the head of state, which means that he probably speaks for the government in some way or form.

That would be the job of the head of government, i.e. PM Löfven in this case.


Ah ok! So they are politically separate.




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