Norway’s parliamentary elections: 40% of candidates on party lists are women
A total of 5,174 candidates are registered in this autumn’s parliamentary elections in Norway, and 40% of them are women. On the parliamentary parties’ lists,…
Parliamentary elections
The corona pandemic does not deter the parliamentary elections
There will be parliamentary elections next year, regardless of how the corona situation develops. But in the future, a similar crisis may postpone a Norwegian…
Immigration was the important issue for voters during this year’s parliamentary elections
For 28% of voters during this year’s parliamentary elections, immigration was the important issue when they voted. That’s more than doubling than during the election…
Voting booths have opened in Germany
More than 60 million Germans can today vote for the country’s next parliament. Angela Merkel’s ‘Christian Democrats’ lead by a large margin, but the vote…
NRK broke viewing records during night of the election
Interest in NRK’s election coverage, on television, online on TV, and via the internet, was greater this year than in any previous parliamentary election. NRK…
Støre acknowledges defeat, saying it’s, ‘a big disappointment’
Arbeiderpartiet (Labour – Ap) leader, and prime ministerial candidate, Jonas Gahr Støre, acknowledged defeat in this year’s parliamentary election at just before midnight last night….
Forecasts give a bourgeois majority
Parliamentary elections: Forecasts give a bourgeois majority The four bourgeois parties retain their majority with 88 mandates, according to a prognosis from the Election Directorate….
Erna Solberg says, ‘I am ready for four new years’
The leader of Høyre (H), and Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, delivered her vote at Apeltun School in Bergen on Monday morning. ‘I’m ready for…
Wet election weather over most of the country
In southern Norway, most people should be prepared for rain when their civic duty is due today, while people up north can expect milder weather….
Record number of election observers to Norway
158 Norwegian and international election observers are going to follow the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election, a record of observers for Norwegian elections. “Election monitors…
Possibility to vote on Sunday in 173 municipalities
In many municipalities, citizens can choose whether they would like to cast their vote on Sunday or Monday. But there are fewer areas that are…
Pre-voting headed towards a new record
Up until Wednesday, 773.507 people have pre-voted for the elections on Monday, leading to a new record of pre-voters. The amount of 773.507 is one…
Foreign observers will follow the parliamentary elections with a critical eye
26 international observers will attend the parliamentary elections on Monday. Data security is something they’ll be looking at. ‘Although most things are correct…
Increased security measures for election procedures
– Our election administration system is well tested and secure. We wish, however, to avoid any speculation or uncertainty pertaining to the election results. …
More than 400,000 have voted in advance
In excess of 400,000 have voted in advance Including Wednesday this week, 407,500 people have pre-voted in Norway. This corresponds to 10.8 percent of all…
IT experts concerned about security of the parliamentary elections
Many of the votes in this year’s parliamentary elections will be counted by computers connected to the internet. Experts are concerned about IT security. A…
Political blocks show equal running in a new poll
The Grønne (Green Party) are once again above the threshold in a poll where Arbeiderpartiet (Workers Party – Ap) continue to fall, while Fremskrittspartiet (Frp),…
More voters with immigrant background than first-time voters
By this year’s parliamentary elections, for the first time there will be more voters with an immigrant background than there are first-time voters. The…
Non-socialist majority in NRK survey – miserable figures for Ap
The Labour Party and Jonas Gahr Støre got their worst results in four years in a survey Norstat has done for NRK. Ap gets 27.1…
This week the parliamentary elections begins
This week the parliamentary elections begins Already from Thursday you can decide who will rule the country for the next four years. Four years ago,…
