Tag: politics

Last gasp for political junkets

For the past two decades, members of the Norwegian Parliament have regularly been invited on "study tours" to Taiwan, with expenses paid by the...

Jens gets down to work

Norway's re-elected prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, rattled off a long list of tasks that now await him after he carried his Labour Party to...

How Norway's parties fared

Detailed counting of Monday's voting in the Norwegian parliamentary election continued into Wednesday, but it wasn't expected to affect results. The left-center government coalition...

Incumbents win exit polls

Norway's incumbent red-green, left-center coalition government won the most votes in exit polls conducted by Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK). It was too early to celebrate...

Liberal Party leader gives up

Lars Sponheim, a former government minister and the outspoken leader of the Liberal Party (Venstre) , said Monday night he would resign after...

Tempers flare as election nears

More than 600,000 Norwegians have already cast their ballots in the run-up to Monday's parliamentary election. That's nearly triple the amount of advance and...

Here's where the parties stand

Norwegians headed for the polls on Monday September 14, with the race wide open. More than a half-dozen parties have been battling for seats...

Government withholds critical audits

State auditors reportedly have completed several critical audits of government performance regarding road building, nursing home administration and integration. The reports aren't being released...

Polls vary widely as election nears

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) is storming ahead in the current election campaign, winning voters away from both Labour and the Progress Party. Or is...

Pre-election debate baffles voters

One of the first major debates among the leaders of Norway's political parties has confirmed serious splits on both sides of the political spectrum....
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