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Sweden has long been known for its political stability. The same five-party system existed for 70 years, that is to say from the moment parliamentary government became fully established after the First World War up to the late 1980s. One of the five parties, the Social Democrats, had alone or together with other parties governed the country from 1932 to 1976 without interruption except for 100 days in the summer of 1936. Both in terms ofthe parties and in terms of the structure of government, this stability has declined, however.
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Ruin, O. (1996). Sweden: From Stability to Instability?. In: Blondel, J., Cotta, M. (eds) Party and Government. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24788-2_4
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