Overview

• With nearly all votes counted, projections indicate the left alliance holds roughly 87–89 of 169 seats, a narrow edge over the right.
• Sylvi Listhaug’s Progress Party secured about 24% and roughly 48 seats, its best result, overtaking the Conservatives to lead the opposition.
• Støre is expected to lead a minority or wafer-thin majority government that will rely on Centre, Green and socialist partners to pass budgets and laws.
• The wealth tax defined the campaign, with Labour defending a levy that yields about 32 billion kroner annually as right-of-centre parties pressed to cut or abolish it.
• A record 1.9 million advance votes and voter desire for stability, reinforced by Jens Stoltenberg’s return as finance minister, aided Labour, while a social-media push helped the Progress Party surge among young men.