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Støre Wins Second Term as Labour Bloc Secures Slim Majority in Norway

A slim majority leaves Jonas Gahr Støre dependent on smaller left parties to pass core budgets.

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
Norway held a general election on Monday
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Overview

  • Official counts show Labour and four left-leaning allies taking 87 of 169 seats, clearing the 85 needed to govern.
  • The Progress Party achieved its best result with about 48 seats, becoming the second-largest force as the Conservatives slumped to one of their weakest showings in decades.
  • Tough talks now loom over wealth-tax policy, future oil and gas exploration, and potential further divestments from Israeli companies by the $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
  • The campaign centered on living costs, taxation and public services, with global tensions over Ukraine, Gaza and U.S. trade rhetoric shaping voter preferences.
  • Labour’s rebound was aided by the return of former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg as finance minister, which delivered a marked polling boost, and the election saw record early voting of about 1.9 million ballots.