Branting II cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Sweden | |
 Sitting from the left: Thorsson, Branting, Lindqvist. Standing from the left: Olsson, Nothin, Schlyter, Åkerman, Linders, Hansson, Örne, Sandler, Svensson. | |
| Date formed | 13 October 1921 |
| Date dissolved | 19 April 1923 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Gustav V |
Head of government | Hjalmar Branting |
Member party | Social Democrats |
Status in legislature | Single-party minority (upper & lower house) |
Opposition parties | General Electoral League Liberal Coalition Party Farmers' League Communist Party of Sweden Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden |
| History | |
Incoming formation | 1921 election |
| Election | 1921 election |
| Predecessor | von Sydow cabinet |
| Successor | Trygger cabinet |
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The Branting II cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Branting II) was the government of Sweden from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923. It was a Social Democratic single-party minority government led by Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting. Branting had previously been prime minister in 1920 until his defeat in the 1920 general election.
In the 1921 general election, the Social Democrats received 36.2 percent of the votes and Branting was tasked with forming a government.
The discussions in the beginning of the 1920s concerning the trade of alcohol, had forced all of the parties to take position. In 1920 the congress of the Social Democrats declared that Riksdag should not accept a ban of alcohol if not the referendum gave two-thirds majority for a ban.[citation needed] The government ordered a prohibition referendum, that ended with a meagre majority for the opposition.
In 1922, the Riksdag had decided that employees in a labour market conflict should not get unemployment support. I the beginning of 1923 a conflict emerged within the industry and 4 000 workers got suspended from supportive by the unemployment commission. The government suggested in a proposition to the Riksdag that the right to support should remain for the workers that have been in unemployment for at least six months. When the proposition did not pass the first chamber the government resigned on 6 April 1923.[citation needed]
