MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS-Norway Election Preview

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Norwegian voters go to the polls on 8 September to elect a new parliament or ‘Storting’. Incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is seeking a second term in office for his centre-left Labour party amid rising public concerns regarding economic inequality, the cost of living, the labour market and tax rates. On the right, the main opposition centre-right Conservative party is at risk of falling behind the right-wing populist Progress Party into third place for the first time since the 2009 election. 

In this preview, we offer a short primer on Norway’s electoral system and parties, analysis of opinion polling trends in the run-up to the vote, potential post-election scenarios with assigned probabilities, a financial market overview and analyst views.