Norway’s Labour party wins election after seeing off populist surge | Norway
The Norwegian Labor Party ruled for four more years after seeing the increase in support for the populist right in a polarized elections.
Shortly after the surveys close, The left center was expected to win with 89 seats and the center was receiving 80 seats on the right. At least 85 seats are required for the majority.
According to state publisher NRK, 99% of the votes were counted only two hours later.
The Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, was clearly revealed as the largest party, but there was a major swelling on the right on the right, which was expected to be doubled in the last four years.
Meanwhile, the Conservative Party, the worst election in 20 years.
The election, the cost of living, the reserve taxes, the investment of oil funds to Israel and the relations with Donald Trump dominated the unusual fought and polarized.
On the right, there was an increase in the Populist Progress Party-especially among young men as the “Maga-Fication ın of Norwegian politics.
In addition, in the case of a right -wing victory, the leader of the prime minister Sylvi Listhaug was also discussed.
However, early results suggested that 65 -year -old Støre, who has been the prime minister since 2021, would be on duty and that former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and finance minister was thought to have provided significant support for the labor force in recent months.
This may contribute to complex negotiations with smaller left sides to establish a government, despite a strong criticism of the government’s discussion of the Norwegian Oil Fund’s investments in Israel.
Labour’s youth party AUF leader Gaute Børsstad Skjervø added that this was the “prisoner önenie a year ago.
“Now Støre has re -selected. I’m taking my hat to this return,” he said.
Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg said to its supporters in Oslo: “As an opposition party, the conservative party has already started on a new era in Storting.”
Solberg, who already faced calls for resignation, said, “This is my responsibility and I’m incredibly sorry for it.”
47 -year -old Listhaug called Støre to congratulate him for his victory.
“Great. We do better than the surveys show. So it was incredibly good,” he said. “We still have a reason to feel like the winners today.” He said.
1.9 million people participated in the early vote. When the surveys were closed, most of the early votes were already counted.
Despite the increase in the Progress Party, a central left victory leaves Norway, both of them as a contrary from the Scandinavian neighbors Sweden and Finland, led by Rightwing governments.
