Norwegian right-wing party in storm after colleague's statement on racism
Sylvi Listhaug, leader of the Norwegian Progress Party (FRP), distances herself from a party colleague's statement that Pakistanis are "minus variants".
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Green Party Uses Humor in Norwegian Government Talks
In the attempts to unite on a new Norwegian government after the election, the Green party, MDG, is trying to lure with a new carrot – literally. The MDG leader Arild Hermstad had brought to Monday's talks a joke board where the main opponent is knocked out with a large vegetable.
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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. The government hopes for a major compromise.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Norway's Right Party Moves to Legalize Surrogacy
The Progress Party wants to make surrogate motherhood legal. The members are going against the popular party leader Sylvi Listhaug on the issue.
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