US EditionNorwegians begin voting in tightly fought parliamentary election
Norwegian voters face a tight parliamentary election shaped by debates over a 1.1% wealth tax affecting assets above $176,000 and concerns about inequality and capital flight.
- Norwegians began voting on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election between the left-wing bloc led by the Labour Party and the right-wing bloc headed by the Progress Party and Conservatives.
- Key topics include cost of living and public services, influencing energy supplies to Europe and Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
- Labour is projected to win around 27% of the vote, while the Progress Party is polling at about 21%, indicating a competitive race for seats in parliament.
- Jonas Stein stated that the most likely scenario is that Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere gets re-elected, but a coalition will feature diverse directions.
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OSLO. When Norwegians go to the polls today, a lot is at stake: Will the Stoltenberg effect save the red-greens? Can Erna Solberg survive her biggest crisis? And will the fateful night of the small parties be decisive for Norway's future? DN lists five things to keep an eye on when the votes are counted.
A new parliament is elected in Norway today.
In Norway, the result of the parliamentary elections is likely to be tight and the result unpredictable, Monday, September 8, 2025. Against all odds, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store's left might remain in power, but it would probably be at the cost of a minority government. And we must also count with the progress party populists who are in the wind.
Norway goes to the polls with the outgoing premier, Labour Jonas Gahr St›re, who hopes to obtain a second term at the head of a center-left coalition. (ANSA)
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