Parliamentary election: Wahl in Norway: Red-green majority is emerging

After the election in Norway, a narrow red-green majority are emerging in parliament. The social democratic workers’ party (AP) of the incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, according to the Norwegian electoral authority, became the strongest force. Støre thus has a chance of a second four -year term.

According to the electoral authority, Støre’s Social Democrats initially received 28.1 percent of the vote, which would be a slight increase (1.8 percent) compared to the result in the 2021 parliamentary election. The right -wing populist progress party recorded the greatest increase (plus 12.6 percent) and became the second strongest force with the first 24.2 percent, as the Norwegian electoral said. The conservatives (Høyre) of the former Prime Minister Erna Solberg finished third with 14.5 percent, which is a loss of 5.8 percentage points compared to 2021.

Minority governments in Norway are not unusual

According to the Norwegian electoral authority, the parties of the red-green block initially came together to 88 mandates in parliament. At 169 seats in the Norwegian storting agent, that would be a narrow majority. They all expressed their support for a government led by the Social Democrat Støre in the election campaign.

Støre has been head of a minority government since 2021. This form of government is not unusual in Norway. To be able to rule, a party or coalition in Norway does not need a parliamentary majority. Only no majority in parliament can vote against them.

Norway is an important energy supplier for Europe

The composition of the Norwegian parliament is important for whole Europe. NATO-Land Norway is not a member of the EU, but is closely linked to it as a state of the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition, the Scandinavian country has been one of the most important energy suppliers in Europe since the Ukraine War.

Petroleum and natural gas production are the most important sources of intake in the wealthy country in the north- and at the same time its largest climate offices. Three of the parties from the red-green spectrum, on the support of which a possible Støre government could be dependent on parliament, new oil and gas bores, unlike Støres AP, do not want to allow, for example.

Around four million Norwegians were called for election. The preliminary end result of the election is expected during the night.