The cabinet was installed following a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf on 21 January 2019.

The Moderate spokesman for justice affairs stated that "We can agree to a lot of the crime prevention work [proposals].

The Moderates demanded additional police officers, the doubling of prison time for gang-related offences, the ability to turn state's evidence and the abolition of mandatory lenient sentencing for young offenders.

The Christian Democrats, Centre Party and Liberals pushed for the ability of witnesses to testify on the condition of anonymity.

[12] On the same day, following the breakdown of the negotiations, the government announced their own package of measures to combat gang crime.

The package consisted of 34 proposals which included giving the police the ability to read and listen to encrypted communications, transferring certain police responsibilities to community service officers and increasing the mandatory minimum sentences for several crimes such as weapons and explosives offences, recruiting youth for criminal activities and for conveying narcotics to others.

[13] Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson announced on 22 September that they would support the government package, provided that the proposals lead to concrete reforms.

[14] Following the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Malmö on the night of 9 November,[15] the opposition parties called for a vote of no-confidence against Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson, deeming him at least partly responsible for the recent wave of violent crime.

The state will provide all employees with paid sickness leave and will also give companies more time to pay taxes.

[21] On 17 March, schools providing secondary and higher education (gymnasium and universities) were advised to close and to teach classes remotely.

[26] Trade union and enterprise leaders resumed talks on 14 October[27] and presented a batch of proposed reforms to the government in December 2020.

Additionally, e-mails were sent to the Riksdag Constitution Committee by senior managers at the Social Insurance Agency.

Criticism from major political parties started with the Moderates, with Ulf Kristersson accusing the government of firing the Director-General for the purposes of electioneering.

[3] The inquiry was completed on 4 June 2021[36] and the proposal would give property owners the ability to freely set rents on newly-constructed housing, upon agreement with their tenants.

Rents would primarily be allowed to increase in line only with the consumer price index, or due to a "change in circumstances".

The government would receive 48 hours to withdraw the proposal, or else the Left would initiate a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister.

[39] According to the Instrument of Government, the Prime Minister has one week to either resign or announce whether or not to call for a snap election.