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Labour Secures Second Term in Norway as Populist Right Surges

Official results give Støre a narrow mandate, foreshadowing hard talks over taxes, oil exploration, the sovereign wealth fund.

Jonas Gahr Store speaks during the Labor Party's election vigil at the People's House during the 2025 General Election, in Oslo, Norway, September 8, 2025. Javad Parsa/NTB/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.
A voter casts a ballot in a polling station in the City Hall in Oslo, during early voting in Norway's parliamentary election, Norway, September 7, 2025. REUTERS/ Tom Little
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Campaign volunteers from the Labour Party, wearing red, engage with people near the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Kostya Manenkov)

Overview

  • Official counts show Labour and four left-leaning parties winning 87 of 169 seats, clearing the 85-seat threshold and keeping Jonas Gahr Støre as prime minister.
  • The Progress Party wins 48 seats, more than doubling its 2021 result in its strongest performance in years.
  • Governing will require deals with multiple smaller allies, with contentious negotiations expected on wealth and income taxes, new oil exploration and Israel-linked divestments by the $2 trillion fund.
  • The campaign centered on living costs and public services alongside global issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and U.S. trade policy.
  • Labour’s resurgence followed Jens Stoltenberg’s return as finance minister in February, and early voting set a record with roughly 1.9 million ballots.