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8 Sept

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. The government hopes for a major compromise.

World politics

Top news8 Sept

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.

World politics

6 Sept

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.

World politics

3 Sept

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.

World politics

27 Aug

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.

World politics

6 Jun

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.

World

3 Jun

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.

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