Tag: politics

Irony surrounds immigration debate

NEWS COMMENTARY: This man, the leader of Oslo's chapter of the Progress Party and a Member of Parliament, seems to be doing his best...

Scandal grows around Center Party

Norway's small Center Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) logged one of its worst elections in years last week and has lost government power after eight years in...

Father’s leave still a burning issue

The debate over paternity leave in Norway continues, also after the election. Now a top finance industry official is urging an incoming Conservatives'-led government...

Norway may offer refuge to Syrians

Norway's outgoing left-center government wants to take in 1,000 refugees from Syria and offer them permanent resident status. It's a tiny portion of the...

Small leftist parties urged to merge

Stein Ørnhøi, a veteran politician and member of the Socialist Left party (SV), thinks the time is ripe for SV and two other of...

Outspoken youth leader gives up

Sandra Borch, the small woman who had big plans to modernize the farmer-friendly Center Party, has given up. She resigned her post as head...

‘Love us or hate us for the right reasons’

NEWS ANALYSIS: After being provocative and in opposition for 40 years, Norway's Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) is suddenly worried about its image both at...

All smiles after their first session

All four leaders of the non-socialist parties trying to form a new government in Norway emerged from their first round of preliminary talks on...

Winning leaders tackle the issues

HERE'S WHAT'S UP FOR NEGOTIATION: The leaders of the four non-socialist Norwegian parties that collectively won last week's parliamentary election were sitting down to...

Probe launched into ballot ‘scandal’

The state government ministry in charge of Norway's municipalities will investigate why hundreds of ballots from communities in the counties of Finnmark in the...
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