Monday's Norwegian election brought eight years of centre-right government to an end. But what do the results mean for Norway, and how could they change the country?
A day after winning Norway's general election, left-wing parties on Tuesday kicked off what are expected to be weeks of tough negotiations to form a government replacing the centre-right in power for eight years.
Norwegians head to the polls on Monday, in a parliamentary election where the "Red-Green" opposition looks to be ahead,
potentially influencing the fate of oil activities in the largest producer in Western Europe.
Oil-rich Norway goes to the polls on Monday in elections dominated by climate change that the ruling Conservative party is widely expected to lose to a Labour-led coalition.
In Stavanger's harbour, the Petroleum Museum chronicles Norway's road to riches. Now, faced with the climate crisis, a growing chorus wants fossil fuels to be relegated to history for good.
With nine parties, it can be a head-dizzying prospect trying to keep track of who’s who and tell your SV’s from your SP’s. Here’s The Local’s beginners guide to the leaders of each of Norway’s political parties before the country hits the polls on September 13th.
The Norwegian election is upon us, with voters heading to the ballot boxes across the country on Monday. So, what do the latest polls say, and what's likely to happen?
Norway's football manager, Stale Solbakken, has courted controversy by suggesting that people vote for a change in government ahead of the next election. Here's why.
The Centre Party are widely tipped to be a member of Norway's next coalition government after voters hit the polls in September. So what will their election pledges mean for you? Here's what you need to know.
Struggling to tell the difference between the SPs and SVs and your FRPs from your KrFs? Here's the lowdown on Norway's nine main political parties ahead of the election in September.
Norwegian PM Erna Solberg has made seven election pledges, but what will they mean for you if she stays on as prime minister? Here’s what you need to know.
It's been promised before, but now the UK government says it will act to ensure that British citizens living abroad do not lose their right to vote in the UK even if they have been abroad for over 15 years. Here's what we know about the proposals.
Norway's main opposition Labour Party on Friday rejected a government plan to decriminalise the personal use of drugs in small quantities, saying the measure could incite young people to experiment with narcotics.
Police are launching an investigation into Prime Minister Erna Solberg's birthday celebrations, which breached local and national Covid-19 restrictions.
A real-life Nordic crime and political drama that has gripped Norway climaxed on Friday when a court rendered its verdict. Here's why the story has caused such a stir in the country.
Ahead of a run of Scandinavian tour dates in June, British comedian Russell Howard speaks to The Local contributor Veronika Chlumska about his thoughts on the world, the Nordics, Brexit and getting angrier.
If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative.
French economist Thomas Piketty has criticised Norway's decision to scrap inheritance tax at the start of this year as "a big mistake", arguing that it will inevitably lead to higher inequality in the country.
Torkel Bjørnson-Langen, the manager of NORMAL, Norway's pro-cannabis group, says the forced resignation of one of the Conservative Party's most promising young MPs over cannabis smoking last month was sadly no surprise.
'Maybe women deserve men setting the agenda," a conservative female politician said Friday as emotions ran high over a study that showed men know more about politics than women, and that the gender gap was wider in Norway than in comparable countries such as Australia.
A majority of Norway's top local public servants would like the country to fuse some of its more than 400 municipalities to create bigger administrative districts, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
