In 2014, the party received the second vice position in a drawn-out process where no other party supported their nominee. In 2018, the custom was therefore abandoned and parliament voted in favor of an opposing nominee. Even though custom would have entitled SD to the second vice speaker post. In the 2022 election, the Swedish Democrats surpassed the Moderates (M) in number of seats and became the second largest party in parliament and the largest party of the majority coalition. Again, even though SD would have been entitled to the position of speaker, they did not receive support. However, through negotiations among its coalition block parties, the SD party received support the second vice speaker post instead of the speaker position, contrary to previous custom.
