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The Swedish National Audit Office opened an audit in February 2026 of how the courts and National Courts Administration work with lay judges. The rendered HTML and raw response preserve the announcement.

The announcement confirms that political parties nominate lay judges, municipal and regional assemblies elect them for four-year terms, and their votes carry the same weight as the professional judge’s vote. It cites indications of problems involving composition, suitability, training, bias, removal, and retrials.

The audit is expected in October 2026. Until its report is published, this note establishes the audit’s scope and current institutional design, not its eventual findings. It supports Swedish lay judges and political influence.