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Progress Party still leads by a wide margin as right retains majority in poll

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • The Progress Party received 30.2% support in a Norstat poll, remaining Norway’s largest party despite falling 0.4 percentage points.
  • The Labour Party stood at 22%, while the Conservatives rose to 15.7% and the Centre Party reached 6.0%.
  • The poll found the right-wing bloc still held a majority; 1,001 people participated, with a margin of error ranging from 1.0 to 3.1 percentage points.

The Progress Party remains clearly ahead of Norway’s political field, with 30.2% support in a new September poll. Its backing slipped by 0.4 percentage points, but it still ranked well above the Labour Party.

The Conservatives gained one percentage point to reach 15.7%. Labour, normally the largest party on the center-left, fell 0.5 points to 22%. The Centre Party edged up to 6.0%, while the Green Party rose above the electoral threshold with 4.7%.

The Christian Democrats moved in the opposite direction, reaching 3.9% and falling just below the important threshold. The Liberals dropped 1.2 points to 2.8%. The Socialist Left Party held steady at 4.4%, while the Red Party declined 0.4 points to 7.6%. Smaller parties collectively gained 0.7 points, reaching 2.8%.

Norstat conducted the poll for Dagbladet, NRK and Vårt Land from August 3 to 8. It surveyed 1,001 people, and the stated margin of error ranged from 1.0 to 3.1 percentage points.

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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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