Norway votes in “climate election”
------------------------------------------
Norway, Western Europe’s biggest oil producer, goes to the polls in an election dominated by the issue of climate change, which the ruling Conservative party is widely expected to lose to a Labour-led coalition
------------------------------------------
POPULARITY OF NORWAY’S PARTIES
Predicted vote share in Sep 2021 election (%)* (2017 election result)
 
Labour Party (Ap) 23.9 (27.4)
Conservative (H)  19.1 (25.0)
Centre Party (Sp) 12.7 (10.3)
Progress Party (FrP)  10.9 (15.2)
Socialist Left (SV) 9.2 (6.0)
Red Party (R)  6.7 (2.4)
4.9 (4.2) Christian Democrats (KrF)
4.8 (4.4) Liberal (V)
4.7 (3.2) Green (MDG)
Government parties

*According to Kantar for TV2 poll of 2,387 respondents, Sep 7-9, 2021

Sep 13 vote could end bid by Erna Solberg (above) for third consecutive term and allow Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Stoere (left) to negotiate power- sharing deal with left-leaning groups  
------------------------------------------
Since publication of UN climate report (IPPC) in August, climate change has been a top issue, with left and green parties seeing poll numbers climb
------------------------------------------    
Sources: Reuters, FT, EUobserver Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS