Tag: politics

Voter turnout sunk to new low

This week's mid-term municipal elections in Norway generated the lowest voter turnout in more than a decade. Just under 2.4 million of the country's...

Reds logged best election results ever

Norway's far-left Reds party (Rødt) was celebrating its best results ever in the latest mid-term municipal elections this week. When the final tallies came...

Election results may shake up coalition

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has claimed that this week's earthquake of an election only affected and reflected local politics, and had no bearing on her government...

‘Heartless’ campaign rocks government

Crushing losses suffered by Norway's conservative Progress Party in this week's mid-term municipal elections are now being directly linked to what even some party...

Oslo mayor’s post up for grabs

Speculation was swirling Tuesday over who would emerge as the new mayor of Oslo, and which party will now lead the government of Norway's biggest...

‘New mood’ helps immigration boss

Frode Forfang is the first to admit that the sudden influx of refugees arriving in Norway caught both him and the state immigration agency he heads by...

Long lines lead to a major political shift

Voters lined up on Monday to cast ballots in Norway's mid-term local elections, and as returns trickled in, it became clear that some of the...

‘Swap hostage for Krekar’

A social media campaign has been active in recent days, urging the leadership of the Islamic extremist group IS to turn over its Norwegian...

‘Election thrillers’ nationwide

More than half-a-million eligible voters in Norway had already cast their ballots in advance by the time Election Day finally rolled around on Monday....

Municipal reform looms after voting

No matter who wins Monday's mid-term local government elections, state efforts will continue to get more of Norway's 428 municipalities to merge. Government ministers in...
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