The first cabinet of Hjalmar Branting () was the cabinet of

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between 10 March 1920 and 27 October 1920. It was the first

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based cabinet and a

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. After that The Riksdag didn't pass the government's proposition concerning the reformation of the taxationsystem, they ordered two investigations, about

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and the socialisation of private companies ( Socialiseringsnämnden). In the general election, 1920 the

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lost 11 seats in the

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. In the Riksdag the liberals were the weight between the Social Democratic Party and the Right party. In the general election, 1921 no party wanted to take over as government; so the king added a public administration, Cabinet of Louis De Geer, with Louis De Geer as

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Ministers and Ministries

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The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden
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