Two opinions on the Norwegian election
- From: lorad474@xxxxxx
- Date: 8 Sep 2005 23:34:28 -0700
Besides the German election coming up, there is another one that will
not influence what happens in the EU - but will indicate where European
opinion is heading. There are two articles, One a few days old - and
then yesterday's which indicates that the leftists might have been too
optimistic.
Why Norway might want to go leftist - even as the country has been
doing quite well under a left-center-right coalition is a mystery to
me.. Perhaps they occassionally like to see marxist circus acts or
something.
For educational purposes:
" Left-wing alliance favourites to win Norwegian election - poll
OSL (AFX) - Just two weeks before Norway's general election, the
left-wing opposition is holding on to its lead in voter support,
according to an opinion poll published today.
The Labour Party, which has long dominated Norway's political scene,
and its allies, the Socialist Left and the Centre Party, would together
garner 51.1 pct of votes if the Sept 12 election were held today,
according to the MMI institute poll, which surveyed 1,200 people
between Aug 22 and 26.
Such a result would give the left-wing bloc, headed by former prime
minister Jens Stoltenberg, an absolute majority in the Storting, or
parliament, with 90 of 169 seats -- a rare event in recent Norwegian
history.
Norway has almost exclusively had minority governments since the 1960s,
requiring the different blocs to negotiate and compromise to pass
legislation.
The current three-party right-wing coalition, headed by Prime Minister
Kjell Magne Bondevik of the Christian Democrats, would win just 26.7
pct of votes.
The far-right Progress Party (FrP) would meanwhile collect 19.1 pct,
according to the poll which was conducted for the Dagbladet daily and
NRK radio.
The FrP has informally backed Bondevik's minority government over the
past four years, but is now making life difficult for the coalition.
The party has said that it will only continue to support the government
if Bondevik resigns as prime minister, saying that he is not
cooperative enough.
The three coalition partners -- the Christian Democrats, Conservatives
and Liberals -- have said the FrP's demand is unacceptable.
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....
"8. September 2005
Latest polls show non-socialist majority
For the first time in two years the polls show a non-socialist
majority. This is based on two different polls made in the last 24
hours.
Sentio's poll show a non-socialist majority with 92 seats in
Parliament, against 77 for the Socialists.
Sentio's results for September:
Labour Party 28.1 (+0.5)
Progress Party 20.6 (+3.1)
Conservative 17.8 (+1.1)
Socialist Left 10.3 (-7.0)
Christian People 8.6 (+2.3)
Agrarians 6.3 (+0.1)
Liberal Left 6.0 (+1.7)
---------------------
Wednesday's poll made by Gallup, show 85 mandates for the
non-socialists, and 84 for the Socialists.
Gallup's results:
Labour Party 30.4 (-2.0)
Progress Party 19.4 (-0.9)
Conservative 16.9 (+1.9)
Socialist Left 11.0 (-0.1)
Christian People 8.2 (+1.0)
Agrarians 6.3 (+0.9)
Liberal Left 4.5 (-0.8)
(NRK)
Rolleiv Solholm "
http://www.norwaypost.no/content.asp?folder_id=1
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