rained ▁from ▁voting ▁at ▁all . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁one - party ▁government ▁policy , ▁but ▁extended ▁his ▁co - operation ▁with ▁the ▁Green ▁and ▁Left ▁parties ▁for ▁another ▁four - year ▁term . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁minister s ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Pol ic ies ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁public ▁per ception ▁ ▁Sus pected ▁ball ot ▁rig ging ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁elections , ▁elect oral ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁area ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁about ▁how ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁campaign ▁workers ▁had ▁collected ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁voting ▁cards ▁from ▁vot ers ▁and ▁voted ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁To ▁collect ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁voting ▁cards ▁and ▁vote ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁is ▁un const itution al ▁and ▁therefore ▁gained ▁some ▁initial ▁media ▁attention . ▁The ▁county ▁and ▁city ▁of ▁Stockholm , ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁coal ition ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Mod er ate ▁Party , ▁became ▁subject ▁to ▁change ▁of ▁leadership ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁criticism ▁was ▁quickly ▁sil enced . ▁The ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁sus pected ▁ball ot ▁rig ging ▁was ▁never ▁investig ated . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁other ▁cases ▁that ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁ev ict ions ▁at ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁elections ▁for ▁ball ot ▁rig ging ▁by ▁Social ▁dem ocr atic ▁party ▁members ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁offices . ▁Many ▁reports ▁of ▁other ▁ball ot ▁rig ging ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁announced ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁other ▁parties ▁but ▁in ▁lack ▁of ▁proof ▁none ▁has ▁gone ▁to