Norway local elections, 11 September 2023

[Oryxslayer]

RIP Ap's first place position: 1927 - 2023. Almost made it 100 years, though polling since 2022 suggesting it would happen and not by a small margin.

[Oryxslayer]

In the end the Conservatives outperformed the exits, but not to the extent of their present national election polling. Ap and Centre (Sp) outperformed in comparison to said polling. Not that unsurprising since the two control many rural areas where connections and grassroots loyalty are harder to break in local contests.

Compared to the national election polling, the main Conservative party was the big underperformer. The radical left SV and R though also notably underperformed Compared to their smaller polling percentages.

[Oryxslayer]

The Norwegian governments is generally doing very poorly in the polls at the moment, the Labour Party in particular.

Any reason for that??

I have generally been confused by that for a while,  but the main response I got last time I asked was just the invasion of Ukraine.  That resulted in energy price hikes, which is when the Conservatives started surging in the polls. It seems too simple,  but I guess said prices matter even more than usual in a country where heating is necessary almost year-round.