The Conservative party in Canada is extremely rightwing by historical Canadian standards and for a country like Norway I would think that a party that is even slightly to the right of Canada's Conservatives would be almost "off the chart" and sort of Norwegian equivalent of France;s Front Nationale.
Why can't the Liberals form a front with other centrist parties like the Christian Democrats and the Centre party and announce they they will refuse to participate in any government that includes the Progress Party and insist that they not be allowed in the cabinet - and if Hoyre objects - the middle parties could always form some sort of "grand coalition" with the Labour party instead (sort of like how the SPD in Germany refuses to work with the Linke party or how both the SPO and OVP in Austria refuse to have anything to do with the Freedom Party.
I have a question about Norwegian politics...my understanding is that the Liberals or Venstre Party would ally themselves with the so-called bourgeois parties to form a right of centre coalition. There is no way for the right to government without including the ultra rightwing racist Progress party. How can the Liberal party which seems to be very socially liberal and environmentalist and pro-immigration and multiculturalism justify joining a government that would have to also include those kooks from the Progress party?
1. The Progress Party are not far-right nor explicitly racist.
2. Because they'll be getting some kind of power after this electino anyway and then it's better to try to limit their influence than trying to be in opposition against a party that has some support among other parties for almost all its policies.
I see a Canadian flag on your profile. The Progress Party is only slightly to the right of the Conservative Party over there, really.
