Tag: politics

Voting marred by missing ballots

Norwegians were streaming to voting sites all over the country on Monday, to vote for who should lead their local governments for the next...

Questions still swirl around Norway’s embattled foreign minister

Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt remained under a cloud of suspicion heading into the weekend, even after Norway's economic crimes unit opted against launching...

Traditional school elections took a turn to the right

Results of this week's national mock elections at schools around Norway showed another sharp decline for the incumbent Labour- and Center parties and major...

Extreme weather scares more voters

A new survey shows that climate issues suddenly top a list of voter priorities in Norway, less than a week before local elections are...

Another minister lands in trouble

Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt of the Labour Party has become the latest member of the Norwegian government to land in serious trouble over potential...

Support soars for Ukraine

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre suddenly turned up at Ukraine's Independence Day ceremonies in Kyiv on Thursday, and came bearing many gifts. While...

Solberg(s) poised to win back power

They're not related, just share the same name in their Conservative Party's campaign to prevail in Norway's upcoming local elections. The Conservatives' former prime...

Sparks fly over electrification plans

NEWS ANALYSIS: As storms blamed on climate change continued to ravage Southern Norway this week, top government officials were in sunny Northern Norway to...

Minister’s mistakes forced a government re-shuffle

Norway's former government minister in charge of higher education and research, Ola Borten Moe, found himself replaced on Friday by Agriculture Minister Sandra Borch....

Parliament to probe conflicts of interest

A majority on the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee plans to launch a probe into not only how three government ministers have landed in conflicts...
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