Norway government facing election defeat
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Norway’s centre-left opposition parties are expected to defeat Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s coalition in the September parliamentary election, according to opinion poll results
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 POPULARITY OF NORWAY’S PARTIES

Predicted vote share in Sep 2021 election (%)*   (2017 election result)

Labour Party (Ap) 23.5 (27.4)
Conservative (H)  18.2 (25.0)
Centre Party (Sp) 16.4 (10.3)
Progress Party (FrP)  9.3 (15.2)
Socialist Left (SV) 8.6 (6.0)
Red Party (R) 7.5 (6.0)
4.5 (3.2)  Green (MDG)
3.8 (4.2)  Christian Democrats (KrF)
3.2(4.4)  Liberal (V)

Government parties

*According to Kantar for TV2 poll of 977 respondents, Aug 2-6, 2021
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Sep 13 vote could end bid by Solberg (above) for third consecutive term and allow Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Stoere (left) to negotiate power- sharing deal with left-leaning groups
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Sources: Reuters, Twitter
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