Norway will provide NOK 40 million in funding to support the election process in Mali and the transition to legitimate governance in the country...Read more...
- The resumption of oil production in South Sudan is a long-awaited and very positive step forward in South Sudan’s relations with Sudan, says Norwegian Minister for International Development, Heikki Holmås...Read more...
Parliamentary elections are still 7 months away, but it is already clear that health issues will be one of the main topics during the election campaign. The National Health Plan has already come under fire from within...Read more...
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide congratulates the Kenyan people with a peaceful election.
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The Norwegian Government has granted NOK 30 million to the UN Fund for Mali, and opens for the possibility of contributing towards a possible UN-led peace operation in Mali.(Photo: Development Minister Heikki Holmås)
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According to the last NRK poll, Conservative leader Erna Solberg is for the first time the most popular candidate for the post of Prime minister and head of the Norwegian government. She is ahead of the present prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, Labour.
But the margins are slim, only 0.1 percentage points divide the two candidates.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party (Ap) moved back 2,4 percentage points in December's poll by InFact. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party (Høyre) continues to move ahead.
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The Government will conduct another pilot of Internet voting for the parliamentary election of 2013, due to positive experiences from the pilot in 2011.
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The Conservative Party (Høyre) has the support of a record 37.6 per cent of the voters, according to the August poll by Respons Analyse.
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“The elections to the Libyan General Nation Congress on 7 July are a milestone. I congratulate the Libyan people on a well-run election,” says Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre calls on Egypt to swiftly announce the results of the presidential election.
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Terrorism, global health, the environment, the financial crisis and peace keeping efforts were main themes in Prime Minister Jens Stolteberg's address to the Nation on New Year's Day.
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The number of immigrants elected to municipal councils is increasing. After this year’s election, six percent of representatives in municipal councils are immigrants, compared to two percent two years ago.
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“Norway deplores the way the Egyptian security forces have handled the popular protests in recent days and deeply regrets that a large number of protesters have been killed and wounded,” says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has today, Friday, announced changes in the Government. Justice Minister Knut Storberget (photo) steps down. He is succeeded by Grete Faremo, the present Defence Minister. (With updates)
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