Tag: election 2021
NRK’s election ratings soared
More than a million Norwegians were glued to their televisions Monday night when both state broadcaster NRK and the national commercial station TV2 carried...
Solberg to carry on in Parliament
Prime Minister Erna Solberg isn't about to let the defeat of her Conservative Party in Monday's election spoil her political plans or career. She...
Norway turns left, Greens sidelined
Norwegian Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre is set to become Norway's prime minister, leading a new left-center government that aims to reduce social...
‘Privileged’ voters and ‘too many polls’
NEWS ANALYSIS: As Norwegian voters cast their ballots on Monday, they were reminded of just how privileged they are, no matter which side prevails...
Progress leader rides out storm
Few politicians in Norway have been put on the defensive during the recent election campaign more than Sylvi Listhaug, leader of the most conservative...
Hatred, bullying soiled campaign
NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg, her main Labour Party challenger Jonas Gahr Støre, other candidates and especially volunteer campaign workers were all subjected...
Nine parties battle for political power
Norway's election campaign season is relatively short, with an official launch in August and running until Election Day, the second Monday in September. Members...
Left-center parties win school election
Norway's next generation has spoken, and they prefer new national political leadership from the left side of Norwegian politics. Jonas Gahr Støre and his...
Party leader ‘sorry’ about housing flap
Government minister Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, leader of the embattled Christian Democrats party, added to his own political woes on Monday when he had to...
Election turns into a ‘political thriller’
With less than two weeks to go before Norway's national election, polls indicate nothing less than what commentators are calling a political thriller. The...
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