List of political parties in Norway
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Norway
has a multi-party system
with numerous political parties
, in which no one party can easily gain a majority of the 169 legislative seats. Parties may cooperate to form coalition government
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Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
with numerous political parties
Political Parties
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, in which no one party can easily gain a majority of the 169 legislative seats. Parties may cooperate to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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Parliamentary parties
| English party name | Norwegian party name | Associated ideology | Current leader | International affiliation | Representation | |
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| Parliament | County councils County council (Norway) A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor... |
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| Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet (bokmål) Arbeidarpartiet (nynorsk) |
Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001.... |
Socialist International Socialist International The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :... |
64 (37.9% of all seats) | 236 |
| Progress Party Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
Fremskrittspartiet (bokmål) Framstegspartiet (nynorsk) |
Populism Populism Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social... , Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.... |
Siv Jensen Siv Jensen Siv Jensen is a Norwegian conservative-liberal politician, and the current leader of the Progress Party. She was the Progress Party's candidate for Prime Minister in the 2009 parliamentary election.-Early and personal life:... |
none | 41 (24.3%) | 141 |
| Conservative Party | Høyre (bokmål) Høgre (nynorsk) |
Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different... |
Erna Solberg Erna Solberg Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician, and current leader of the Conservative Party of Norway. She was the Municipal and Regional Minister in Kjell Magne Bondevik's second government, 19 October 2001 until 17 October 2005. In 2005, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of St. Olav.-Early... |
International Democrat Union International Democrat Union The International Democrat Union, abbreviated to IDU, is a centre-right international alliance of conservative and liberal-conservative political parties. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the IDU comprises 45 full or associate members... |
30 (17.8%) | 120 |
| Socialist Left Party Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
Sosialistisk Venstreparti | Democratic Socialism Democratic socialism Democratic socialism is a description used by various socialist movements and organizations to emphasize the democratic character of their political orientation... |
Kristin Halvorsen Kristin Halvorsen Kristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian socialist politician and was the Minister of Finance from 17 October 2005 until 20 October 2009. She is now the Minister of Education in Stoltenberg's second cabinet.... |
Nordic Green Left Alliance Nordic Green Left Alliance The Nordic Green Left Alliance is an alliance of Nordic left-wing parties, founded in Reykjavík, Iceland on February 1, 2004.The member organizations of NGLA are: Left Alliance Left-Green Movement Left Party Socialist Left Party Socialist People's Party Republicans Inuit Ataqatigiit Most of... |
11 (6.5%) | 46 |
| Centre Party Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
Senterpartiet | Agrarianism Agrarianism Agrarianism has two common meanings. The first meaning refers to a social philosophy or political philosophy which values rural society as superior to urban society, the independent farmer as superior to the paid worker, and sees farming as a way of life that can shape the ideal social values... , Centrism Centrism In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between... |
Liv Signe Navarsete Liv Signe Navarsete Liv Signe Hundere Navarsete is the Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and leader of the Center Party. She took office in 2005 serving in the Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.... |
none | 11 (6.5%) | 73 |
| Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti (bokmål) Kristeleg Folkeparti (nynorsk) |
Christian democracy Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... |
Knut Arild Hareide Knut Arild Hareide Knut Arild Hareide is a Norwegian businessperson and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party. Hareide served as Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005... |
Centrist Democrat International Centrist Democrat International The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International... |
10 (5.9%) | 54 |
| Liberal Party | Venstre | Liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... , Social liberalism Social liberalism Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding... |
Trine Skei Grande Trine Skei Grande Trine Skei Grande is a Norwegian politician and leader of the Liberal Party of Norway. She is currently a member of the Norwegian Parliament for her second consecutive term, first serving as deputy member from 2001 and later elected in the 2005 parliamentary election.Although the Liberal Party... |
Liberal International Liberal International Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the... |
2 (1.2%) | 37 |
Non-parliamentary parties
| English party name | Norwegian party name | Associated ideology | Current leader | International affiliation | 2009 Parliamentary election | County council County council (Norway) A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor... representation |
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| Red Red (Norway) The Red Party is a Norwegian far-left political party and the leading party to the left of the Socialist Left and the Labour Party in Norway. Since 2007 the party has sought a seat in Parliament; the only counties in which they have a realistic chance of earning a seat are Oslo and Hordaland... |
Rødt | Revolutionary socialism Revolutionary socialism The term revolutionary socialism refers to Socialist tendencies that advocate the need for fundamental social change through revolution by mass movements of the working class, as a strategy to achieve a socialist society... , Communism Communism Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production... |
Turid Thomassen | none | 1.3% | 8 |
| Pensioners Party Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party... |
Pensjonistpartiet | Pensioner Pensioner In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. In the United States, the term retiree is more... s' interests |
Ragnar Dahl | none | 0.4% | 5 |
| Christian Unity Party Christian Unity Party Christian Unity Party is a conservative political party in Norway without parliamentary representation.The party was founded on 26 September 1998 with the merging of Christian Conservative Party and the New Future Coalition Party, the first originating from a conservative branch of the Christian... |
Kristent Samlingsparti | Christian right Christian right Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe "right-wing" Christian political groups that are characterized by their strong support of socially conservative policies... |
Ørnulf Nandrup | none | 0.2% | 0 |
| Green Party Green Party (Norway) The Norwegian Greens is a Norwegian political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local environmental election lists. The party has no members of parliament , but has some representation in municipal councils... |
Miljøpartiet De Grønne | Green Green politics Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy... |
Sondre Båtstrand Hanna Marcussen Hanna Elise Marcussen Hanna Elise Marcussen is a Norwegian politician for the Green Party.Along with Sondre Båtstrand she is national spokesperson for the party—equivalent to party leader. She represents Oslo.-External resources:www.mdg.no... |
European Green Party European Green Party The European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:... |
0.3% | 0 |
| Coastal Party Coastal Party The Coastal Party is a Norwegian conservative and centrist political party. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian EU membership. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the... |
Kystpartiet | Conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism... |
Kjell Ivar Vestå | none | 0.2% | 3 |
| Democrats | Demokratene | Populism Populism Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social... |
Vidar Kleppe Vidar Kleppe Vidar Sveinung Kleppe is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Progress Party until being suspended and left the party in 2001... |
none | 0.1% | 1 |
| Communist Party of Norway Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief... |
Norges Kommunistiske Parti | Communism Communism Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production... |
Zafer Gözet | none | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal People's Party Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1992) The Liberal People's Party is a libertarian Norwegian political party created in 1992 by some of the members of the old Liberal People's Party.-History:... |
Det Liberale Folkeparti | Classical liberalism Classical liberalism Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets.... |
Vegard Martinsen | none | 0.0% | 0 |
| Contemporary Party Contemporary Party The Contemporary Party is a is a far-right and Islamist political party in Norway.-History:The party was founded in 2009, then originally as the Independent Labour Party... |
Samtidspartiet | Muslim Muslim A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable... s' interests |
Ghuffor Butt | none | 0.0% | - |
| The Christians | De kristne | Re-Christianization of Norway | Terje Simonsen | none | - | - |
| Center Alliance Center Alliance The Center Alliance is a political party in Norway. The party was founded in Bergen on 28 March 2007 by a group of former members of the Norwegian Labour Party, among them both the leader and vice leader of the Bergen Labour Party, Jarl Høva and Merete Andreassen... |
Sentrumsalliansen | Centrism Centrism In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between... , Western Norway's interests |
Merete Andreassen | none | 0.0% | - |
| Abortion Opponents' List Abortion Opponents' List The Abortion Opponents' List is a Norwegian political party led by priests Ludvig Nessa and Børre Knudsen, that was present in seven counties in the 2005 elections... |
Abortmotstandernes Liste | Pro-life Pro-life Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction... |
Ludvig Nessa | none | 0.0% | - |
| Society Party Society Party (Norway) The Society Party is a self-proclaimed anarchist political party in Norway. The party was founded by Øystein Meier Johannesen in 1985.... |
Samfunnspartiet | Anarchism Anarchism Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations... |
Øystein Johannessen | none | 0.0% | 0 |
| One (Written) Language | Ett (skrift)språk | Anti-Nynorsk Nynorsk Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the... |
Einar Smørdal | none | 0.0% | - |
| Non-Partisan Deputies Tverrpolitisk folkevalgte The Non-Partisan Deputies , is a minor political party in Norway. The party emerged from the relatively small stratum of conservative EU critics during the 1994 Norwegian EU referendum who would not play along with the pro-EU politics of the main conservative party Conservative Party. Harald B.... |
Tverrpolitisk folkevalgte | none | Harald O. Haram | none | 0.0% | - |
| Norwegian Republican Alliance Norwegian Republican Alliance Norwegian Republican Alliance is a minor political party in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The party is led by Erland Skattem, a retired military officer... |
Norsk Republikansk Allianse | Republicanism Republicanism Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context... |
Erland Skattem | none | 0.0% | - |
Inactive parties
- Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Norway)The Social Democrats is a minor Norwegian political party. It last ran for election in the 2001 parliamentary election where it received a mere 0.01% of the votes.-History:...
(Sosialdemokratene) (1993-) - Justice PartyJustice Party (Norway)The Justice Party ) is a minor political party in Norway which was founded on 8 March 1997.-Political profile:The party renounce what it calls "old ideologies" as it claims none of these has a true ability to solve the problems mankind face...
(Rettferdighetspartiet) (1997-) - Norwegian People's PartyNorwegian People's PartyThe Norwegian People's Party is a political party in Norway which was founded in 1999. The party is led by Oddbjørn Jonstad, a former local leader of the Progress Party who was expelled from the party following some controversial proposals he made on immigration-issues...
(Norsk Folkeparti) (1999-)
Defunct parties
- Beer Unity Party (Pilsens Samlingsparti) (2005)
- Christian Conservative PartyChristian Conservative PartyThe Christian Conservative Party was a political party in Norway which was originally formed in 1965 as the Democratic Party of Norway. The party was later also known as the Christian Democrats and the Peace Party, before it became the KKP. The party was for many of its last years led by Paul...
(Kristent Konservativt Parti) (1965–1998) - Coalition Party (Samlingspartiet) (1903–1930s)
- Fatherland PartyFatherland Party (Norway)The Fatherland Party was a political party in Norway, which was founded by former local Progress Party politician Harald Trefall in 1990. Primarily based in Western Norway, the party supported nationalist positions such as opposition to immigration and the European Union...
(Fedrelandspartiet) (1990–2008) - Free People Chosen (Frie Folkevalgte) (1989)
- Freedom Party against the EC-Union (Frihetspartiet mot EF-unionen) (1993)
- Future for FinnmarkFuture for FinnmarkPeople's Action Future for Finnmark , also popularly called the Aune List , was a Norwegian political party which ran for the 1989 parliamentary election as a protest party against the more established parties of the country.-History:...
(Framtid for Finnmark) - Liberal Left Party (Frisinnede Venstre) (1909–1945)
- Liberal People's Party (Det Liberale Folkeparti) (1972–1988)
- Moderate Liberal PartyModerate Liberal PartyModerate Liberal Party was a Norwegian political party that emerged from the conservative branch of the Liberal Party in 1888, consisting mainly of the Low Church...
(Moderate Venstre) (1888–1906) - Nasjonal Samling (1933–1945)
- National AllianceNational Alliance (Norway)The National Alliance was a Norwegian political party which was founded on 25 February 1999.-History:The two main forces behind the party was Arnljot Moseng and Kjell Tore Vogsland . Both of these, along with vice leaders Kenneth Hartmann and Tore Petersen had a past in the Fatherland Party...
(NasjonalAlliansen) (1999–2006) - National DemocratsNational Democrats (Norway, 1991)The National Democrats was a political party in Norway, which was founded in January 1990. The party was led by Hege Søfteland, who had been excluded from Stop Immigration...
(Nasjonaldemokratene) (1991) - National DemocratsNational Democrats (Norway)The National Democrats was a Norwegian political party, founded in 2006. Already in July 2007 however, the National Democrats merged with the other newly established Norwegian Patriots which ran for office in the 2009 election...
(Nasjonaldemokratene) (2006–2007) - Natural Law Party (Naturlovpartiet)
- New Future Coalition PartyNew Future Coalition PartyThe New Future Coalition Party was a Norwegian political party, which was founded by Member of Parliament Finn Thoresen in 1993. The party was never successful in elections, and merged with the Christian Conservative Party to form the Christian Unity Party in 1998.-History:The party was founded in...
(Samlingspartiet Ny Fremtid) (1993–1998) - Norwegian PatriotsNorwegian PatriotsThe Norwegian Patriots was a Norwegian political party whose main aim was to stop non-western immigration to Norway.The newly formed National Democrats merged with the party in July 2007, and the Norwegian Patriots ran for election for its first time in the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009,...
(NorgesPatriotene) (2007–2009) - Radical People's PartyRadical People's PartyRadical People's Party was a political party in Norway, originally founded as the Labour Democrats . The party took part in its first elections in 1906. At that time the party was led by Johan Castberg...
(Arbeiderdemokratene/Radikale Folkeparti) (1906–1936) - Red Electoral AllianceRed Electoral AllianceRed Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament...
(Rød Valgallianse) (1973–2007) - Reform PartyReform Party (Norway)The Reform Party was a Norwegian political party. It was founded on 12 October 2004 and was a candidate for the 2005 Storting election in six counties: Akershus, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland, Vestfold and Østfold...
(Reformpartiet) (2004–2009) - Stop ImmigrationStop ImmigrationStop Immigration was a political party in Norway, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus in 1987. The party was never particularly successful, and its only elected representative was in the Drammen city council, in both 1991 and 1995. The party was succeeded by the White Electoral Alliance in...
(Stopp Innvandringen) (1987–1995) - The Liberals - Europe Party (De Liberale - Europapartiet) (1989)
- The Political PartyThe Political Party (Norway)The Political Party was a satirical but nevertheless real political party created by the Norwegian comedians Johan Golden and Atle Antonsen...
(Det Politiske Parti) (2001) - VigridVigrid (Norway)Vigrid is a Norwegian organization which combines racial teachings with imagery derived from Norse mythology. Vigrid was founded by Tore W. Tvedt on 31 December 1998, and is today led by Thorgrim O. Bredesen. In 2009 the group registered as a political party, and ran for the parliamentary election,...
(1998–2009) - White Electoral AllianceWhite Electoral AllianceWhite Electoral Alliance was a short-lived political party in Norway, founded by Jack Erik Kjuus in September 1995 after the merging of Stop Immigration and Help the foreigners home or else we will lose our country , both minor fringe parties...
(Hvit Valgallianse) (1995–1997) - Workers' Communist PartyWorkers' Communist Party (Norway)The Workers' Communist Party was a Norwegian communist party . AKP was a maoist party and one of two communist parties in Norway; the other was the older Communist Party of Norway which has remained pro-Soviet. The relationship between the two parties was characterized by strong hostility.AKP was...
(Arbeidernes Kommunistparti) (1973–2007)
See also
- Politics of NorwayPolitics of NorwayPolitics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King's council, the cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Storting, elected...
- List of political parties by country
- Parliament of Norway
External links
- http://w2.brreg.no/partireg/
- NSD: European Election Database - Political parties of Norway