- Jamtamót
Jamtamót was the old assembly of
Jämtland . Unlike otherScandinavia n things, it is referred to as a "mót", not "þing", both meaning 'assembly'. Instead, the word "mót" is found in e.g. the political institutionWitenagemot in Anglo-Saxon England.The center partist Håkan Larsson, a former member of the Swedish parliament coming from Jämtland, is one of the most serious politicians arguing for a reestablishment of Jamtamót. On his home page where he presents his vision of Jämtland year 2052 he writes:
"Sedan dess har självstyret stärkts och i dag har länet ungefär samma självstyrande roll inom Sverige som Åland hade inom Finland redan på 1900-talets slut. Jamtamot har utvecklats till ett starkt regionalt parlament. Ett tecken på uppslutningen bakom parlamentet är att härjedalingarna numera aldrig talar om att lämna Jämtlands län för Gävleborg."
which roughly translates to
"Since then the autonomy has become strengthened and today [Jämtlands län|the county [of Jämtland] has approximately the same rôle of autonomy within
Sweden asÅland had withinFinland already in the end of the 1900's. Jamtamót has developed into a strong regional parliament. A sign of the support behind the parliament is that nowadays, the people ofHärjedalen never speak about leaving the county of Jämtland forGävleborg ."Links
* [http://www.centerpartiet.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=23072 Håkan Larsson's vision of Jämtland year 2052]
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