1978
Right bloc · CCoalition collapses over nuclear power; Sweden's only Liberal PM takes office.
1978 infographic: PM resigns, Liberal government, and song contest
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Highlights
- Fälldin resigns: On 18 October 1978, PM Thorbjörn Fälldin resigned after his Centre Party could not reconcile its anti-nuclear stance with the coalition partners' insistence on continuing the nuclear programme.
- Ullsten minority government: Liberal Party leader Ola Ullsten formed a single-party minority government — Sweden's first Liberal-led government since the 1930s — and its only one to this day. It governed for roughly twelve months until the 1979 election.
- Melodifestivalen 1978: Björn Skifs won the domestic song contest with «Det blir alltid värre framåt natten», representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Paris.