Tag: election 2017
Listhaug denies being ‘vulgar’
Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug, who hails from the most right-wing party in the Norwegian Parliament, wouldn't apologize on Monday for what many claim were nasty...
Politicians blast US-N Korea rhetoric
Norwegian political leaders set aside their campaign differences during the weekend to mount a joint front against what they see as war-mongering and sabre-rattling by...
Solberg downplays divided campaigns
Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservatives are running for re-election as leader of a government coalition, meaning they'll likely need to team up again with Norway's...
Labour broke tax vows around Norway
Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre has asked voters to rely on his promise that a government led by him won't raise taxes by...
Oil Minister down for the count
Terje Søviknes, Norway's bullish Oil & Energy Minister, won't be able to help either government colleagues or his Progress Party colleagues much with the...
Listhaug shakes up election campaign
She was described by newspaper Aftenposten this week as "Norwegian politics' wandering epicenter." After taking just a few months off after giving birth to her third...
Taxes dominate in ‘Erna vs Jonas’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg of the Conservatives and her challenger Jonas Gahr Støre of Labour faced off in their first major debate of...
Finance Minister to prove her worth
Sporting a deep tan, appearing relaxed and smiling broadly, Finance Minister Siv Jensen claims she's looking forward to the next five weeks of leading her conservative Progress...
Christian Democrats vow to back Erna
Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who's campaigning hard this week along Norway's southwest coast, has won some important support in her re-election bid. The head of...
Party leaders hit the campaign trail
NEWS ANALYSIS: The leaders of Norway's political parties are all now launching into summer campaigning, seven weeks ahead of the next parliamentary election on September...
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