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Erna Solberg to Resign as Høyre Leader After Election Setback
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Erna Solberg to Resign as Høyre Leader After Election Setback

Erna Solberg, leader of the Norwegian Høyre, will leave at the party's congress next year. She says this at a press conference
Støre Begins Work After Norwegian Election Victory
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Støre Begins Work After Norwegian Election Victory

The coming days, The Labour Party's Jonas Gahr Støre will contact the other parties after the victory in the Norwegian election. Now the workday begins, he says on Tuesday morning
Støre Celebrates Re-Election as Norway's Prime Minister
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Støre Celebrates Re-Election as Norway's Prime Minister

It was a red-green victory in the Norwegian election. Jonas Gahr Støre from the Labour Party (AP) gets to look forward to four new years as prime minister
Norway's Labour Party Leads Election with Focus on Social Issues
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Norway's Labour Party Leads Election with Focus on Social Issues

The red-greens are heading for election victory in Norway and the reigning Labour Party will become the largest party. A focus on the major societal problems is something the voters reward and that we will take with us, says the Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin, who is on site with the sister party in Oslo
Norwegian Election Marks Comeback for Støre and Green Party
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Norwegian Election Marks Comeback for Støre and Green Party

The red-greens' majority in the Norwegian election does not come as a shock to the political scientist Svein Erik Tuastad, who believes that the Labour Party will continue to rule alone in the future. This election can be called a comeback election, he says
Red-Green Coalition Wins Norway Election as Far Right Gains
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Red-Green Coalition Wins Norway Election as Far Right Gains

The red-greens with the Labour Party at the forefront win the election in Norway. The Right makes a disaster election while the right-wing populist Progress Party makes its best result so far
Norway's Wealth Tax Debate Heats Up Ahead of Election
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Norway's Wealth Tax Debate Heats Up Ahead of Election

Norway's rare wealth tax is one of the election's major stumbling blocks. For the rival right-wing parties, the tax is a red rag
Listhaug Challenges Støre and Solberg in Norway's Election
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Listhaug Challenges Støre and Solberg in Norway's Election

The Progress Party's Sylvi Listhaug has reached new Norwegian voter groups with promises to, among other things, "take control" of criminal gangs and immigration. Norway's Social Democratic Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre still has a lead, but hardly a comfortable one, opinion polls show ahead of Monday's election
Norway Election Poll: Red-Greens Lead as Høyre Faces Historic Low
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Norway Election Poll: Red-Greens Lead as Høyre Faces Historic Low

The Social Democrats with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre continue to receive strong support in the last major opinion poll before the Norwegian election. The red-greens appear to be heading for a majority, while Høyre, Norway's equivalent to The Moderate Party, is struggling with the worst figures in 16 years
Norway's Høyre Faces Lowest Poll Numbers in 15 Years Before Election
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Norway's Høyre Faces Lowest Poll Numbers in 15 Years Before Election

With less than a week left until the election, Norway's equivalent to The Moderate Party, Høyre, is threatened by a fiasco. The party is falling further in the latest measurement – to the lowest figure in over 15 years
Støre Leads as Norwegian Election Nears with Labour Party in Tight Race
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Støre Leads as Norwegian Election Nears with Labour Party in Tight Race

Before the election in Norway on September 8, the social democratic Labour Party seems to be able to retain power. But only a few seats separate the blocks, and the Labour Party will be dependent on the Green and left parties MDG and Rødt
Norway Approves Consent Law Defining Non-Consensual Sex as Rape
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Norway Approves Consent Law Defining Non-Consensual Sex as Rape

Norway follows in Sweden's footsteps and introduces a consent law. A large majority in the parliament said yes to the proposal on Friday, which means that sex with a person who has not expressed their consent is rape
Norway Approves Tourist Tax for High-Pressure Municipalities
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Norway Approves Tourist Tax for High-Pressure Municipalities

Norwegian municipalities with significant tourist pressure are allowed to introduce a fee of three percent per overnight stay – a tourist tax that a majority in the parliament has agreed on after long debate.
Norway Criticizes Israel's Gaza Attack as Violation of International Law
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Norway Criticizes Israel's Gaza Attack as Violation of International Law

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (The Labour Party) harshly criticizes Israel's assault on Gaza during the night towards Sunday.
Norwegian author Dag Solstad has died
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Norwegian author Dag Solstad has died

The Norwegian author Dag Solstad is dead. Solstad was dubbed several times as the Nordic region's leading prose writer and was also constantly recurring in the Nobel Prize speculations
Norway doubles its support – invests 85 billion
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Norway doubles its support – invests 85 billion

The government and opposition parties in the Norwegian parliament are in agreement to increase support to Ukraine to 85 billion Norwegian kronor. It is more than double the current level
Norwegian party leader pokes fun at Expressen with clothing choice
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Norwegian party leader pokes fun at Expressen with clothing choice

When the Norwegian left-wing party Red's party leader got dressed this morning, she had Expressen in mind.
Stoltenberg makes unexpected comeback in new government
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Stoltenberg makes unexpected comeback in new government

Nato's former Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg becomes the new Finance Minister in Norway. When Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre presented his new government after last week's political collapse, Stoltenberg stole all the headlines
High electricity prices in Norway may increase your electricity prices
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High electricity prices in Norway may increase your electricity prices

Norway's government has proposed a fixed electricity price for Norwegian households at 40 öre per kilowatt-hour. For Swedish households, it could lead to higher electricity prices, warn two experts on the electricity market
The Norwegian Government Collapses: "Enough is Enough"
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The Norwegian Government Collapses: "Enough is Enough"

Norway's coalition government collapses, reports Norwegian media. Enough is enough, says Centre Party leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum to VG
The Hot Issue Threatening the Norwegian Government
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The Hot Issue Threatening the Norwegian Government

The open conflict in the Norwegian government coalition is growing. The issue of dispute about the EU's fourth energy package threatens to break the cooperation
The Opposition leads in Norway – The Progress Party largest
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The Opposition leads in Norway – The Progress Party largest

The opposition parties in Norway are growing and would get a clear majority if there were an election today, according to a new measurement.
Norway: A New Security Structure is Needed in Europe
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Norway: A New Security Structure is Needed in Europe

The EU and NATO need to rethink to prevent wars like the one in Ukraine in the long term, believes Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party).
Severe Weather in Norway – Many Evacuated
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Severe Weather in Norway – Many Evacuated

Demolished bridges, landslides, floods, and over a hundred people evacuated. The storm Jakob hits hard against southwestern Norway
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