Norwegian Labour party suffers huge election setback
Norway's Labour party has suffered its worst defeat since 1924 in an election which produced no clear winner. It saw its share of the vote fall from 35.5 percent four years ago to just 24.4 percent in Monday's election. The biggest gains were made by the Conservative party who saw their share of the vote rise from 14.3 percent in 1997 to 21.3 percent.
Norway’s Labour party has suffered its worst defeat since 1924 in an election which produced no clear winner. It saw its share of the vote fall from 35.5 percent four years ago to just 24.4 percent in Monday’s election. The biggest gains were made by the Conservative party who saw their share of the vote rise from 14.3 percent in 1997 to 21.3 percent.