‘We did it’: Norway’s ruling PM Stoere claims victory in general election

The incumbent Labour enactment led leftist bloc retains powerfulness but anti-immigration enactment registers grounds surge successful support.

Norway’s Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere claimed triumph successful Monday’s legislative elections, which besides saw a grounds surge successful enactment for the anti-immigration populist Progress Party.

“We did it,” the 65-year-old person exclaimed astatine an predetermination nighttime rally aft Labour came retired connected apical with astir 28 percent of votes, which enabled him to stay successful powerfulness with the enactment of 4 different left-wing parties.

Projections by broadcasters NRK and TV2 aft polls had closed showed the left-wing bloc of Prime Minister Stoere’s Labour and 4 smaller parties winning 89 seats, supra the 85 needed for a majority.

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