Overview

• Near-final tallies show Labour at 28.2% and the center-left on roughly 87–88 of 169 seats, with the Progress Party at 23.9% and Conservatives at 14.6%.
• Støre is expected to continue with a minority government, seeking case-by-case backing in a parliament where minority rule is common practice.
• Progress Party gains were powered by young male and rural voters after a campaign focused on tighter immigration, tax cuts and law-and-order themes.
• Turnout reached about 78.8%, with nearly half of voters casting ballots early, according to the election authority.
• Key tests include decisions on new oil and gas licenses, the wealth tax and debates over the sovereign wealth fund’s exposure to Israeli companies.