Norwegian Parliamentary Election 2013

[joevsimp]

if it happenned to Fianna Fail, it can happen to AP, at least its Hoyre and not FrP overtaking them

will Hoyre want a coalition with them though? surely a Bondevik-style coalition with confidence and supply is more likely?

is there any reason other than being part of the government for Senterpartiet and SV being down in the polls?

[joevsimp]

Just put up a Norwegian link. We are quite a few Scandinavians and Google Translate is an option for the rest.

Too bad Norway is going to participate in the "race to the bottom" regarding corporate taxes. Everything gets much more complex and bureaucratic once you drop the neutrality principle.

No biggie, but since the plans for changing the tax system is not directly related to the coming election its general news and belongs in the Great Nordic Thread.

I wish we had that here in Britain, another suggestion to send on a postcard to Alec Salmond, although I'm not sure he'd be too keen on the kind of rates Norway has thouhg

[joevsimp]

The VG poll is really interesting, as it includes a lot of other information as well. For example what percentages the parties get in the different regions of the country. The North is as usual Høyres weakest area, with 25 % support for the party. More surprisingly Western Norway is where the party is doing best, with 32% of the vote. I assumed their strongest area would be Oslo and the Southeast in general.

Maybe they're picking up SP's losses...

Link?

[joevsimp]

MDG 36%
SV     31%
R       30%
SP     29%
AP     28%
KrF    28%
V        27%
H        23%
FrP     10%

not that I'm in Norway though, answered don't know to a few

[joevsimp]

today's poll has venstre back to normal, and AP just ahead, and both SV and MdG above the threshold*

Ap    28.7%
H      27.7%
FrP   15.2%
V         5.9%
KrF     5.8%
Sp      5.6%
MdG  4.2%
SV      4.0%
Rødt   1.4%
Others 1.4%

*tbh though, on everything apart from FrP coming third, these polls just tell me that everything is too close to call

[joevsimp]

We have school mock elections too, but they aren't so well organised. I tried to rig one once.

Do we? I don't remember ever doing one.

I remember seeing coverage of them on Newsround, never had one at my school, not until I was at sixth form college

[joevsimp]

the numbers don't quite stack up for the traditional H, KrF, V, SP coalition do they? I think that SP have also burned a few bridges going all out against Hoyre's agricultural policies lately

[joevsimp]

Any news regarding guvernment formation?

negotiations stating tomorrow I think in a "secret location" in Oslo