Norwegians are heading toward a narrow election as another right-wing populist party aims to topple their nation’s left-wing establishment, continuing a trend seen throughout Europe.
Polls show a close race between two coalitions. On one side is a rainbow alliance of small leftist parties orbiting the ruling Labor party, on the other is the Progress Party and the establishment right that it has eclipsed.
The parliamentary election is set to be held from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, but early voting is already underway nationwide.
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Jonas Gahr Store, right, chairman of Norway’s Ap party, buys food during an election tour in Stavanger, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre is seeking to retain power through a
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