Tag: politics
Solberg isn’t offering to quit
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, caught in an ongoing political drama involving her husband's stock trading, still wants to hang on to her post...
Norway ’embarrassed’ at the UN
Norwegian government leaders were not granted speaking time when the United Nations held its summit on climate ambitions during its annual General Assembly in...
Former prime minister’s husband denies any insider trading
Sindre Finnes, husband of the former Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg, insists he did nothing illegal during his years of extensive stock trading while...
Pressure grows on Solberg to resign
Erna Solberg still had support from the board of Norway's Conservative Party as the week began, but faces rising pressure to resign both as...
Erna’s husband lands her in trouble
Norway's Conservative Party triumphed in local elections this week, but its leader and former prime minister was all but reduced to tears on Friday....
Norway’s unpopular leaders hang on
NEWS ANALYSIS: Speculation has swirled this week over whether Norway's unpopular left-center government will collapse. Both the Labour- and Center parties lost badly in...
Støre’s Labour Party ‘in crisis’
Disappointed Labour Party politicians around Norway were calling new local election results "catastrophic" on Tuesday, and claiming that their once-mighty party is in crisis....
Voter turnout declined in local elections
More than 2.6 million Norwegian residents cast ballots in their local government elections around the country. That put voter turnout at 62.2 percent of...
Non-socialists sweep Norway’s local elections
A new conservative wave crashed over Norway in local elections on Monday, resulting in bitter defeats for Labour- and Center Party incumbents. Former Prime...
Criminals infiltrate party lists
Nearly 500 of the candidates seeking voter confidence in Norway's municipal elections this year have criminal records, reports newspaper Aftenposten. A dozen of them...
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