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Poll: Seven in 10 Norwegians want to keep the monarchy
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Poll: Seven in 10 Norwegians want to keep the monarchy

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Documents & data Outcome reported
  • A Norstat poll for NRK found that 72% of respondents support Norway’s monarchy, while 20% favor a republic or another system and 8% are undecided.
  • Support rose eight percentage points from a May poll conducted for NRK.
  • The survey was conducted shortly after King Harald V’s death, as King Haakon prepares to swear an oath before Parliament.

Support for Norway’s monarchy has risen to 72%, according to a Norstat poll conducted for NRK shortly after the death of King Harald V.

Twenty percent of respondents said they wanted a republic or another form of government, while 8% did not know. The result marks an eight-point increase from the previous NRK poll in May, when 64% backed the monarchy.

The poll came as the royal family prepared for the next formal stage of the succession. King Haakon is due to enter Parliament and swear to follow the Constitution. He will be accompanied by Queen Mette-Marit and Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, while Queen Sonja and Prince Sverre Magnus will watch from the chamber.

Norway’s Constitution requires a new king to appear before Parliament and take the oath, even though the monarch succeeds immediately when the previous king dies. Members of the royal family have also appeared at the palace, where they were met by applause and the national anthem after King Harald’s coffin was taken to the Palace Chapel.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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