Norway’s ruling centre-left government retained power as voters in the rich Nordic country backed a safe pair of hands in a tense security environment after neighbouring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the re-election of US President Donald Trump.
Centre-left parties led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St?re’s Labour won 88 seats in parliamentary elections, while centre-right opposition groups secured 81, with almost all votes counted on Monday night.
The biggest gainer in the elections was the opposition, populist Progress party, which doubled its vote share to 24 per cent, its best result. But Progress missed out on power because of the poor performance of smaller centre-right parties.