▁general ▁election ▁became ▁a ▁huge ▁set back ▁for ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁now ▁supported ▁by ▁only ▁ 3 6 , 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁Mod er ate ▁party ▁leader , ▁Carl ▁Bild t , ▁expressed ▁his ▁concerns ▁about ▁Gö ran ▁Pers son ▁not ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁office , ▁as ▁an ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁election . ▁Bild t ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁forming ▁process ▁should ▁start ▁all ▁over ▁with ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁parliament ▁selecting ▁a ▁prime ▁minister ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence , ▁opposed ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Green ▁and ▁Left ▁parties ▁which ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁new ▁political ▁partners . ▁Event ually ▁Gö ran ▁Pers son ▁formed ▁a ▁one - party ▁government , ▁ref using ▁to ▁give ▁seats ▁to ▁the ▁Left ▁or ▁Green ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁general ▁election ▁Pers son ▁gained ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁vot er ▁support ▁with ▁ 3 9 , 9 ▁percent ▁voting ▁for ▁his ▁party , ▁again ▁the ▁Mod er ate ▁Party ▁leader , ▁this ▁time ▁Bo ▁Lund gren , ▁initi ated ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁target ing ▁the ▁where about s ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁parliament ary ▁support ▁for ▁Pers son . ▁This ▁time ▁Pers son ▁was ▁not ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Green ▁Party , ▁received ▁support ▁from ▁a ▁minor ity ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁ref