Parliamentary election: Norway’s Prime Minister Støre celebrates election victory

In Norway, the social democratic workers’ party of the incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre emerged as the strongest force from the parliamentary election. According to the provisional end result of the electoral authority, Støre’s party received 28.2 percent of all votes. The 65 -year -old, who has been prime minister since 2021, has a good chance of a second term – because in order to rule, a party or coalition in Norway does not need a parliamentary majority.

The right -wing populist progress party recorded the greatest increase compared to the result in the parliamentary election 2021 (plus 12.3 percentage points) and became the second strongest force with 23.9 percent of the vote. The conservatives (Høyre) of the former Prime Minister Erna Solberg finished third with 14.6 percent, which is a loss of 5.7 percentage points compared to 2021.

Minority governments in Norway are not unusual

According to the preliminary results, the five parties of the block on the left of the middle come together to 87 mandates in parliament. At 169 seats in the Norwegian stort engine, this means a narrow majority for you. All parties of the red-green camp had expressed their support for a government led by Støre in the election campaign.

Støre has been head of a minority government since 2021. This form of government is not unusual in Norway. In order to be able to rule effectively, it is sufficient if there is no majority in parliament against the prime minister’s projects. In view of the majority of the red-green warehouse, Støre may continue to hope for support for his politics in the future.

Around four million Norwegians were called for election. According to the Norwegian electoral authority from the late Monday evening, the turnout was 78.8 percent. The final election result will be expected in the coming days.