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            <title><![CDATA[Norwegian Parties Press Government to Deny Visas to Russian and Belarusian Athletes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Ski Association wants the government to deny Russian skiers visas for the World Championships in Falun. Similar discussions are now underway in Norway, where several parties in the Storting are pressuring the justice minister, NTB reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:49:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norwegian parties open to World Cup bid after historic national team run]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several Norwegian parties are open to hosting the World Cup and European Football Championships in the country. Venstre is positive about Norway hosting major sporting events, including the World Cup, party leader Guri Melby tells Aftenposten.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Løkke calls new attempt a test balloon that cannot fly]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Attempts to form a minority blue government in Denmark are dismissed by the kingmaker Lars Løkke Rasmussen. He calls the proposal “a test balloon that cannot fly.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venstre and Conservatives invited to government negotiations in Denmark after Løkke's ultimatum]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The liberal center-right party Venstre has been invited to government negotiations in Denmark on Monday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Denmark in Times of Waiting - Could Get a Monster Government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The election outcome in Denmark has been described as historically fragmented. Twelve parties, with no clear coalition alignments, will compete for government power. One alternative is that Denmark will have a "monster government," says Sune Bechmann Pedersen, associate professor of history at Stockholm University.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:31:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen invites seven parties, Venstre skeptical]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former coalition partner Venstre is skeptical about the invitation from the sitting Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen (S), to talks about forming a Danish government.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:09:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The politician with nine lives - how Lars Løkke Rasmussen became a master of political waves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[His party, the Moderates, looked set to leave the Danish parliament. But the "politician with nine lives" got an unexpected boost in public opinion and is now in a golden position. "There is no crazier story in Danish politics than Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M)," writes Berlingske’s political correspondent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen says of course I am disappointed after Social Democrats' historically poor result, but is ready to lead Denmark again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats have suffered a historically bad result. But the party is still the largest in Denmark - and Frederiksen wants to lead Denmark again. "I am ready to take on the responsibility as Denmark's prime minister for the next four years," she says to cheers at the party's election vigil in Copenhagen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:22:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lars Løkke Rasmussen set to be kingmaker after Danish election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government parties are losing ground in the Danish election, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen's Moderates once again look set to be the leading force.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/mette-frederiksens-social-democrats-record-historically-poor-result-at-192-percent-worst-since-1901</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:04:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen calls general election in Denmark for March 24]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has called a general election. Danes will go to the polls on Tuesday, March 24.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/mette-frederiksen-calls-general-election-in-denmark-for-march-24</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:51:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frederiksen: "No plans to resign"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has no plans to resign, she said two days after the municipal elections, which were described as a major defeat for the Danish Social Democrats.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are backing down widely in Denmark]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are having a disastrous election in Denmark. The party is going backwards in several areas in the municipal and regional elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine aid can be saved – with Norwegian oil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Belgium's no has so far stopped the EU from using frozen Russian billions to support Ukraine. Perhaps the solution lies in Norway – where Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg is now coming to Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:45:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Red-Green Coalition Wins Norway Election as Far Right Gains]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/norway-election-early-votes-show-redgreen-bloc-majority</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:11:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway Election Poll: Red-Greens Lead as Høyre Faces Historic Low]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/norway-election-polls-show-redgreen-bloc-leading-over-hyre</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway's Right Party Moves to Legalize Surrogacy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Progress Party wants to make surrogate motherhood legal. The members are going against the popular party leader Sylvi Listhaug on the issue.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 11:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Financier donates millions to Norwegian right-wing parties]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Billionaire Stein Erik Hagen, who founded the Norwegian food chain Rimi and is chairman of the food giant Orkla, is giving the Norwegian right-wing parties 14 million Norwegian kronor, writes VG.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wants to Stop the Increase of the Danish Retirement Age]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Danish left-winger to redraw the map]]></title>
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