the 22 ministers was 2.93. This is higher than any of the rates that the Social Democratic Persson cabinet ever received during its years in power, and the highest ratings ever since the surveys started in 1996. From the 2006 Swedish general election the opinions for the Reinfeldt cabinet have declined steadily from a level of about 51% down to a level about 40%, which election researchers generally explain as more than what could be expected due to normal inter-election popularity fall. Center-right newspapers in Sweden criticize the cabinet for not being pedagogically proficient, while the opposition newspapers just connects the impopularity of the cabinet with the scandals and the performed practical politics. References External links The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden Statement of Government Policy (6 October 2006) 2006 establishments in Sweden Coalition governments Politics of Sweden Reinfeldt, Fredrik Cabinets established in 2006 Cabinets disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in Sweden