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Leftist coalition expected to win in Norwegian election
According to opinion polls, a clear majority is emerging to unseat Prime Minister Erna Solberg's centre-right government, which has ruled the Nordic country for the last eight years.
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Norway's Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre (L) and Norway's Prime Minister and leader of the conservative Hoyre party, Erna Solberg look on ahead of a televised debate at Deichman Library in Oslo on September 8, 2021, days ahead of the country's parliamentary elections on September 13. (AFP/Javed Parsa)
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orwegians 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.
According to opinion polls, a clear majority is emerging to unseat Prime Minister Erna Solberg's centre-right government, which has ruled the Nordic country for the last eight years.
The leader of Norway's Labour Party Jonas Gahr Store, a 61-year-old millionaire who has campaigned against social inequality, seems well placed to succeed her, but the exact shape of the coalition needed to pave his way to office is still unclear.
His party's preferred allies are the agrarian Centre Party and the Socialist Left Party, but if they are unable to reach a majority on their own they might depend on the support of the Green Party and or the communist Red Party, potentially complicating negotiations.
"I have a good feeling," Store said as he cast his ballot at a school in Oslo on Sunday, with voting opening a day earlier in the major cities.
Stoere, has offered tax relief for low- and middle-income families and hiking rates for the rich, Reuters reported.
The wealthiest 1 percent of Norwegians pay a lower income tax rate than do those earning a median salary, according to Statistics Norway, while the proportion of children persistently living in low-income households grew from 3.3 percent in 2001 to 11.7 percent in 2019.
