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| − | '''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. It is currently the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. | + | '''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. It is currently the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. |
| + | It is led by [[Siv Jensen]]. | ||
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| + | ==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, [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/08/norway-anti-immigration-party-coalition-election Norway's anti-immigration party likely to enter government this week], theguardian.com, 8 September 2013 | ||
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Revision as of 02:05, 9 September 2013
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. It is currently the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats.
It is led by Siv Jensen.
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
