Why can Amineh Kakabaveh make the decision?
The government’s extra amending budget contains the compromise proposal on increased guarantee pension that the government agreed with the Center Party, the Green Party and the Left Party.
The same parties, ie S, MP, C and V will vote yes to the budget. The parties collectively collect 174 seats in the Riksdag. But another vote is needed, which means that the political savage, Amineh Kakabaveh, is once again making the decision.
Kakabaveh has previously said she will not support the budget unless the government promises not to export arms to Turkey. Minister of Finance Mikael Damberg stated last week that they are not negotiating with Kakabaveh. How Amineh Kakabaveh will vote is still unclear.
What happens if there is a draw?
If Amineh Kakabaveh casts her vote, the vote could end in a deadlock – which could result in the matter being decided by lottery.
If there is a draw, the issue must be tabled according to the Riksdag agenda for about an hour before it is time for a new vote. If there is an equal outcome again, the Speaker asks whether the members of the Riksdag want to be asked to be drawn or returned to the Finance Committee.
If the latter alternative is chosen, the Finance Committee will be instructed to present a new proposal which can then be taken forward for a new vote in the Riksdag’s chamber. This is a process that can take about four hours. If it is then the same a third time, the issue will be decided by drawing lots, probably on Wednesday evening.
How is the draw?
In a lottery, the Speaker summons three different members of the Riksdag whom he deems suitable. A jar vote and a no vote are placed in the so-called ballot box that stands on the President’s table.
Bonus info about the casket is that according to the Riksdag’s website it is designed by the Artist KG Nilson and consists of 15 different types of wood.
Then one of the three members draws a vote from the casket under the supervision of the other two members. The lottery that is drawn is also the budget that then wins.