Monday, 9 September 2013

Norwegians get new President


Norway's Conservative Party regain power for the first time since 2005. The results by Statistics Norway was published after the polls closed on September 9 after the incumbent Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg of the Labour Party openly conceded defeat, leaving Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg — nicknamed "Iron Erna" — will become Norway's new prime minister as the leader of a center-right coalition government likely including an anti-immigration party. The current prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, who has led Norway for eight years, conceded defeat, saying his Labor Party tried "to do what almost no one has done, to win three elections in a row, but it turned out to be tough.

Solberg, who will be Norway's second female prime minister after Gro Harlem Brundtland, thanked the voters Monday for a historic victory.
Norway just discovered Oil and gas around its waters, we hope this new Government will be able to lift the economy and take the country to greater hieghts. we also commend the peaceful approach to their election process.


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