"Norway goes to the polls on Monday after an unusually close-fought and polarised election dominated by the cost of living, wealth taxes, oil fund investment in Israel and relations with Donald Trump. There has been a surge in support for the populist rightwing Progress party led by Sylvi Listhaug, in what has been described by some as the Maga-fication of Norwegian politics."
"But according to polls, the most probable result is a narrow win for the centre-left, meaning a likely continuation of the minority Labour government led by Jonas Gahr Stre, who has been prime minister since 2021, with the former Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg, one of Norway's most popular politicians, as finance minister. The finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg, remains a popular figure in Norwegian politics."
Norway's election is narrowly contested, with voters focused on cost of living, wealth taxes, oil fund investments in Israel, and relations with Donald Trump. The populist rightwing Progress party under Sylvi Listhaug has surged, prompting talk of a Maga-fication of politics and the possibility of Listhaug becoming prime minister. Polls indicate a narrow centre-left advantage and likely continuation of the minority Labour government led by Jonas Gahr Stre, with Jens Stoltenberg as finance minister. Stoltenberg faces scrutiny over oil fund investment in Israel. The campaign has been unusually polarised, with class and gender divides and the Gaza war influencing young and immigrant-background voters.
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