Tag: government

Oslo overrun by tractor protests

An estimated 2,500 farmers flocked to Oslo on Tuesday morning to protest the government's refusal to give in to their subsidy demands. Many planned...

Støre ready to take over Labour Party

The Norwegian Labour Party now officially supports Jonas Gahr Støre as its next leader. Støre said he made up his mind to take over...

Labour changes its tune in opposition

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Labour Party led the government for the last eight years but has shown several new sides of itself after it landed...

IOC President’s armband lament

The head of the International Olympic Committee, German Thomas Bach, paid a visit to the Norwegian women's cross country ski team during a gym...

‘Norway should drop Mideast broker role’

Norway's Socialist Left party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, SV) argued over the weekend that the government should accept that its role as a mediator between the...

Eidsvoll rap video wins rave reviews

After a wild weekend of bicentennial partying, a group of Norwegian elementary school students have left a lasting impression. Led by young rapper Johanne...

‘Hipp hipp hurra,’ at least 200 times

PHOTO FEATURE: Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang was among all the Norwegians who turned out in huge numbers on Saturday to celebrate their constitution's bicentennial....

Oslo basked in a spectacular 17th

Sunshine and clear blue skies provided perfect conditions for the hundreds of thousands of people who filled the streets of the Norwegian capital on...

‘Greens’ party rakes in support

It was just last fall that Norway's "Greens" party (Miljøpartiert de grønne) finally won a seat in Parliament. Now, eight months later, they've raked...

Support soars for the monarchy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Fully 82 percent of Norwegians support their royal family and their constitutional monarchy as a form of government, according to a new...
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