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The Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Labour Party (AP) are the big winners of Monday's municipal and county elections in Norway. The right wing Progress Party (FrP) and the Socialist Left (SV) are the losers. (Photo: Høyre leader Erna Solberg)
In 2011, elections are held to municipal and county councils in Norway. The Election Day is Monday 12 September. However, in 195 municipalities, elections are also held today, Sunday.
The opposition non-socialist parties in Norway continue to maintain a solid majority among voters, according to the July poll made by Norstat for public broadcaster NRK. (Photo: Parliament buildings)
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party (AP) drops 4.1 percentage points on the latest poll made by InFact for VG, and the party now has the support of only 24.9 per cent of the electorate.
The right wing Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet - FrP) is losing support. Polls show that FrP voters are turning to other parties in great numbers, according to Aftenposten. (Photo: FrP leader Siv Jensen)
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party drops 2.7 percentage points, to 29.6 per cent on the latest poll made by Synovate for Dagbladet, but is still the nations largest party.
Representatives for the Gadaffi regime have met for talks with representatives from the Libyan rebels in Oslo, Norway as well as in Berlin and in Paris, according to a Russian diplomat.(Photo:Mikhail Margelov)
The political opposition has reluctantly given the Government the go-ahead to purchase four F-35 fighter bombers to be used for training purposes. However, the total cost of the F-35 program is still uncertain.
Norway has decided to align itself with the EU’s sanctions against Syria. The sanctions include an assets freeze, travel restrictions, and an embargo on exports of arms to Syria.(Photo: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre)
