Labour support surges after attacks

The Norwegian Labour Party has received record levels of support in opinion polls taken during the week after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya island, which confessed defendant Anders Behring Breivik has confirmed were targeted against the party. Meanwhile, as the mourning for the dead continues, Norway’s politicians are seeking agreement on how to [...]

Holiday priority is friends and family

A survey by newspaper Aftenposten has revealed that Norwegians see “being together with family and friends” as the most important aspect of their summer holidays. 47 percent of those asked responded that “being together with family and friends” was their priority over the coming months, whereas 18 percent named “relaxing” as the focus of their [...]

Progress Party falls to new low

Norway’s conservative Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) continues to suffer in the polls in the run-up to local elections across the country this autumn, as nearly 30 percent of those who voted for Frp in the 2009 general election have deserted them for the rival Conservative Party. In a poll conducted for newspaper Aftenposten this month, [...]

Labour will end private care homes

The Labour Party and others in the workers’ movement in Norway heavily criticized private nursing homes and pledged to end them in Oslo during speeches to the weekend’s Labour Day celebrations, as the party received continued good news from opinion polls. Oslo’s Labour candidate for leader of Oslo city council, Libe Rieber-Mohn, told crowds assembled [...]

Post-scandal polls hit Progress Party

Two recent polls conducted by the Norwegian media have shown a sharp decline for Norway’s most conservative party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), which has no doubt been affected by the recent sex scandals that have rocked its leadership. Frp, which has in recent years topped polls in the country, is down 7 percentage points [...]

Majority supports Libya mission

Seven out of 10 Norwegians support their country’s involvement in enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya, according to a new opinion poll. Six F-16 fighter jets have been sent from Norway to participate in the multinational mission. The survey, undertaken by research firm Respons Analyse for newspaper Aftenposten, showed that only 17 percent of the 1,000 [...]

Government losing popularity

New public opinion polls are showing a major loss of voter support for the Labour Party, which leads Norway’s left-center coalition government. Labour has tumbled several points in the polls, probably because of looming budget cuts and signs of backtracking on campaign promises. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported Thursday that Labour, headed by Prime Minister Jens [...]

Labour dives in new opinion poll

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his Labour Party have taken a beating in recent weeks, suffering a huge loss in voter popularity according to a new public opinion poll. Labour has fallen nearly 10 full points since the September election, and once again is running neck-and-neck with Norway’s most conservative party. The Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, [...]