Norway’s Left-Wing Parties Battle Europe’s Latest Populist Surge in Upcoming Election
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Norway is holding a two-day parliamentary election, which is expected to be a close contest between a left-wing bloc led by the ruling Labour Party and a right-wing bloc led by the Progress Party and the Conservative Party. The election will end on Monday.
For the first time in the history of Northern Europe, a right-wing populist candidate could be elected head of government with Sylvi Listhaug. These are the reasons for the success of her progressive party.

Norway’s left-wing parties battle Europe’s latest populist surge in upcoming election
Norwegians are heading toward a narrow election as another right-wing populist party aims to topple their nation’s left-wing establishment, continuing a trend seen throughout Europe. Polls show a close race between two coalitions. On one side is a rainbow alliance…
Norway's left-wing parties battle Europe's latest populist surge
Norwegians are heading toward a narrow election as another right-wing populist party aims to topple their nation’s left-wing establishment, continuing a trend seen throughout Europe. Polls show a close race between two coalitions. On one side is a rainbow alliance of small leftist parties orbiting the ruling Labor party, on the other is the Progress Party and the establishment right that it has eclipsed. The parliamentary election is set to be h…
With just a few hours left until the polls close, there is a red-green majority in the polls. “I would say it’s not over,” says election researcher Johannes Bergh.
The Norwegian Left Party Rødt has won thousands of members in recent years and is expected to improve its result in the elections on Monday. We spoke to the deputy Seher Aydar about the success of their party and its plan for the future.
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