Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party (Bokmål: Fremskrittspartiet or Bokmål: Framskrittspartiet, Nynorsk: Framstegspartiet, FrP) is a Norwegian political party which identifies as conservative liberal and classical liberal. The media and academics have described it as right-wing populist or conservative.

Led by Siv Jensen it is the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. In September 2013 opinion polls showed that it was likely to come to power in Norway's parliamentary election for the first time, as junior partner in a centre-right coalition.

Affiliations

Extremist Anders Breivik was a member of the Progress party in his youth before he lost faith in it and in democracy, and adopted the radical anti-Muslim views that underpinned his attacks that resulted in the Utøya island massacre in 2011. <ref> Associated Press, Norway's anti-immigration party likely to enter government this week, theguardian.com, 8 September 2013

Resources

• Associated Press, Norway's anti-immigration party likely to enter government this week, theguardian.com, 8 September 2013