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Norway: Political Developments and Data in 2024

A Difficult Year for the Labour Party

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Johannes Bergh and
Rune Karlsen
Johannes Bergh*
Affiliation:
Institute for Social Research, Norway
Rune Karlsen
Affiliation:
University of Oslo, Norway
*
Email: johannes.bergh@samfunnsforskning.no
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Abstract

The year 2024 was a relatively stable year in Norwegian politics. No elections were held. There was some reshuffling of Cabinet ministers but no major changes that had an impact on policy. However, it was a difficult year for the party of the Prime Minister (PM), the Labour Party. Public opinion polling indicated that the governing coalition of Labour and the Centre Party was quite unpopular. Two Cabinet ministers were involved in scandals that led to their ouster. An attempt within the Labour Party was also made to oust PM Støre as head of the party. The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) passed a historic unanimous bill in 2024 to increase defence spending.

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Research Article
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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , December 2025, pp. 488 - 494
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Copyright © 2025 European Consortium for Political Research

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