 Eventually Göran Persson formed a one-party government, refusing to give seats to the Left or Green parties.In the 2002 general election Persson gained an increase in voter support with 39,9 percent voting for his party, again the Moderate Party leader, this time Bo Lundgren, initiated a vote of no confidence targeting the whereabouts of the actual parliamentary support for Persson.This time Persson was not backed by the Green Party, received support from a minority but managed to stay in office since the Green Party refrained from voting at all.