Tag: politics

Støre ‘renews’ his troubled government

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre presented no less than seven new government ministers and an entirely new ministry on Monday. It's all part...

Government shake-up looms

Both the governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservatives have tumbled in public opinion polls again. That, in addition to disappointing election results, boosts...

Demonstrators block streets, occupy Parliament to secure Sami human rights

Sami and environmental activists set off a new round of demonstrations in Oslo on Wednesday, part of an ongoing effort to secure their human...

Støre pressured into calling Hamas ‘a terrorist organization’

Neither Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre nor Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, both from the Labour Party, had wanted to call the militant Palestinian...

Norway offers to talk with Hamas

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says his government is once again willing to seek a truce in the Middle East and talk with...

Ex-premier’s spouse shares his shares

Sindre Finnes, husband of former Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg, is still in a heap of trouble over his extensive stock trading that subjected...

New election called in Moss

For the first time in 40 years, a new local election needs to be held in Norway. A lack of ballots at a voting...

Parliament opened under a cloud

The sun was shining outside, but the 168th session of Norway's Parliament (Stortinget) ceremoniously opened on Tuesday under a cloud of recent scandals, conflicts of...

Political drama deepens around Solberg and her husband

Two new surveys are sending mixed signals, as political drama continues to swirl around former prime minister Erna Solberg and her Conservative Party (Høyre)....

Justice minister failed in her effort to restrict government openness

Norway's government minister in charge of justice and preparedness, Emilie Enger Mehl, chose one of the busiest political weeks of the year to quietly...
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