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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, with an anti-immigration stance. <ref name="anti-immigration"> 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 </ref> | + | '''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, with an anti-immigration stance.<ref name="anti-immigration"> 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 </ref> |
Led by [[Siv Jensen]] it is the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. In 2013 opinion polls showed that it was likely to come to power in Norway's September parliamentary election for the first time, as junior partner in a centre-right coalition. <ref name="anti-immigration"/> | Led by [[Siv Jensen]] it is the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. In 2013 opinion polls showed that it was likely to come to power in Norway's September parliamentary election for the first time, as junior partner in a centre-right coalition. <ref name="anti-immigration"/> | ||
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Revision as of 22:55, 24 February 2015
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, with an anti-immigration stance.[1]
Led by Siv Jensen it is the second-largest party in the Norwegian Parliament, with 41 seats. In 2013 opinion polls showed that it was likely to come to power in Norway's September parliamentary election for the first time, as junior partner in a centre-right coalition. [1]
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. [1]
Resources
- Associated Press, Norway's anti-immigration party likely to enter government this week, theguardian.com, 8 September 2013
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Associated Press, Norway's anti-immigration party likely to enter government this week, theguardian.com, 8 September 2013
