Carlsson I cabinet
cabinet of Sweden (1986–1990)
The Carlsson I cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Carlsson I) was the government of Sweden from 12 March 1986 to 27 February 1990. It was a Social Democratic single-party minority government led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. The cabinet was formed as a direct consequence of the assassination of incumbent Prime Minister Olof Palme on 28 February 1986, after which the Speaker of the Parliament, Ingemund Bengtsson, in accordance with the Constitution of Sweden discharged all ministers.
In the course of the first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson, Sweden – as well as most other western countries in the late 1980s – enjoyed a period of economic expansion. The cabinet undertook a reform of the Swedish tax system, which meant that more income tax went directly to the municipalities, instead of the state. The reform also meant that a flat capital gains tax was implemented. During these years Sweden saw two widely publicised political scandals: the Ebbe Carlsson affair and the Bofors scandal.
Politics
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme on 28 February 1986, the second cabinet of Palme continued to serve as an interim cabinet (Swedish: expeditionsregering) led by Deputy Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson until 12 March 1986. The cabinet of Carlsson acceded formally that day, after Carlsson had been elected prime minister by the parliament with 178 votes for and 0 against. 159 members refrained from voting, and 12 were not present.
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