Norway’s Election Results Explained

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Norway’s incumbent Labour government secured another victory in an election that saw the populist-right Progress Party achieve its best result ever. So in this video we’ll explain the results, the issues that shaped them and potential future coalitions.

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Sources:

2025 Norwegian Election Results
https://www.vg.no/valg/norge/2025/resultater/st
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/norways-labour-party-holds-narrow-lead-in-early-election-results

Maps of Norwegian Urban/Rural Divide & Median Income
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-study-area-of-the-survey-From-Rural-to-Urban-Living-2014-The-figure-shows-the_fig1_343101168
https://jmaurit.github.io/norwayeconomy/ 

Norway Opinion Polling
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2025/09/03/election-thriller-brings-out-voters/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norwegians-vote-with-labour-party-narrowly-favoured-win-re-election-2025-09-08/
https://x.com/EuropeElects/status/1964980552441721135 

Støre Government 2021-2025
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-norway-cabinet-denmark-copenhagen-b2527691.html 
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2023/08/30/another-minister-lands-in-trouble/ 
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2024/10/04/norways-government-in-trouble-ahead-of-next-years-election/ 
https://www.politico.eu/article/ex-nato-chief-jens-stoltenberg-to-become-norways-finance-minister/ 

Norwegian Wealth Tax Debate
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/wealth-tax-norway-election
https://www.ft.com/content/0d853ed3-d1bc-4a6d-a892-b46a32c54d86
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/10/super-rich-abandoning-norway-at-record-rate-as-wealth-tax-rises

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