Norwegian General Election 13 September 2021

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Considering the likely scenario that Høyre will lose, what is Erna Solberg's political future? I think I have read somewhere she already excluded to be active on international level and that she intends to remain in Parliament. She's been Høyre leader for 17 years now, would she just retire from that post in the next legislative period? Who would succeed her? Or is there a chance she'd be in for a re-match in 2025?

Sorry for the bunch of questions.

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https://twitter.com/Nassreddin2002/status/1430635349500481541

Sp dropping harder than my grades

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TV2 exit poll:

26.0% Ap
20.4% H
13.3% Sp
10.9% FrP
  7.9% SV
  4.7% Rødt
  4.4% V
  4.3% MGD
  3.9% KrF

Lol KrF

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So Norway's going red, Germany's about to go red and soon one in three citizens of democratic European countries will live in a country with a Social Democratic government, compared to one in 10 at the end of 2018.

It's over guys, the left is dying, Social Democracy is dying. Muh. Global. Trends.

Agreed, left is not dying, but in some countries most notably Netherlands, Italy, and France in big trouble.  Treading water in Austria and while PASOK dead in Greece, SYRIZA trailing but not out of it.  In UK Labour may be behind but far from dead, while Ireland which has never had a left wing government has left polling at record highs.

For those hoping to see a right turn, maybe Canada which has an election on September 20th, it may swing right, but far from certain.  But if Norway, Canada, Germany, and Iceland all see government changes, that will be less about ideology and more about how pandemic is creating a strong anti-incumbency factor.

I doubt the pandemic plays a factor at all in those hypothetical government changes. Germany might see a change in government because for the first time in history, no incumbent Chancellor is up for election and CDU/CSU just nominated a dull candidate. According to Europe Elects at least, the pandemic was neither a big factor in Norway but rather because many Norwegians were dissatisfied with the government on climate, taxes and decentralization. And Iceland doesn't even have a real center-left government to begin with, the party of the PM is only half as strong as the main coalition partner which is center-right.

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Are the Christian Democrats going to make it into Parliament?

They have won 3 regional seats, but aren't eligible for levelling seats as they only got 3.8 % (4 % would be needed). They failed the threshold by 6,115 votes and would have received 7 seats if they had narrowly taken the hurdle.

Also, didn't their leader get caught in some scandal ahead of the election?

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Didn't the new government also promise to consider building a new hospital in the northern town of Alta, a plan which would eradicate Patient Fokus' cause of existence?