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Norwegians vote; shift to the right seen as likely
Associated Press ^ | Sep 9, 2013 9:58 AM EDT | Nils Mylkebost and Malin Rising

Posted on 09/09/2013 9:35:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Norwegians cast ballots Monday in a parliamentary election that could see the power in the oil-rich nation shift for the first time since 2005 to a center-right coalition, including an anti-immigration party.

Despite Norway’s strong economy and low unemployment, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s center-left coalition has been trailing in opinion polls for months. The Conservative Party, headed by Erna Solberg, has seen a surge in support amid pledges to increase the availability of private health care and cut taxes on assets over $140,000.

The conservatives have said, for the first time, that they are prepared to form a coalition government with the anti-immigration Progress Party, which appears to have lost support since 2009 but is still the third largest party in Norway. It may also seek the support of the Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservativeparty; frp; norway; progressparty; rightwing; troll

1 posted on 09/09/2013 9:35:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

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2 posted on 09/09/2013 9:47:54 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Necrovore

You are on the wrong board. Unless you are of course ready to get piled on by uttering lies about Israel.


4 posted on 09/09/2013 10:02:17 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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What do Zionists and Israel have to do with Norway, and other Western Countries, inviting Christian hating, and Western Civilization hating, muslims into their countries?

Nada.

5 posted on 09/09/2013 10:19:30 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Necrovore

You lost me with the proposal that Zionists would be behind the takeover of Norway by radical muslims who want to kill Zionists. That’s some novel kind of logic you have there.


6 posted on 09/09/2013 10:43:36 AM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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To: administrator; Jim Robinson

Potential sleeper troll ping.


7 posted on 09/09/2013 10:44:21 AM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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To: Necrovore

Zionists? You don’t know much about Norway’s history of anti-semitism do you?


8 posted on 09/09/2013 10:45:49 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Olog-hai

If they were to elect a truly conservative government the first action should be to declare that all muslims must convert to Christianity or leave the country. Those who do not convert or leave will be beheaded the next week.


9 posted on 09/09/2013 11:30:46 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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