 He was supported by the Freeminded People's Party in what became the largest disarmament in Sweden.Following disarmament, the issue of unemployment came into focus when the government annulled a decision by the Unemployment Commission ("arbetslöshetskommissionen") to deny payment to workers at the Stripa mine who were on strike.The liberal and conservative parties, who held the majority seats in the "Riksdag" (parliament), disagreed with the government, called for a vote of no confidence, and defeated the government.