Norwegian Election

[Josquius]

Rest is Politics had an interesting interview lately that told me this was coming up.
So.
PICK.
MAKE NORGY CRY.

[Zanza]

I know two persons on the list, rest is unknown to me. Voted for one of the unknowns.

[Savonarola]

While I know nothing about Norwegian politics, I'm reasonably confident that Ernst Blofeld is the man for the job.

[Norgy]

Going for Labour this time around.
Well. And I can actually vote in this election.

[Norgy]

MAKE NORGY CRY.

A cat video would have sufficed, really.

[Josquius]

Going for Labour this time around.
Well. And I can actually vote in this election.

Their leader was the one being interviewed on rest is politics. Purely based on that so who knows reality but seems rather good. Enviable.

[Norgy]

Given that it is my job as a journalist, I have an analysis of the choices.

There are two real candidates for PM. Picture 1 and 2.
Both are experienced and proven. Number 1, surprisingly, is Labour. Number 2 is the former PM Erna Solberg of the liberal-conservative Høyre.

The conservatism of the party can be debated.

Labour and Høyre are not that different.

I think the deciding factor in Labour's direction to a win is Jens Stoltenberg returning into politics again. He is the current secretary of the treasury. His competence cannot be questioned.

Number 4 is Sylvi Listhaug of the Progress Party.
While the party at local levels tend to have morons, and that is factual, not an opinion, sex offenders (factual) and outright idiots along with some old apartheid-supporters running for office, the party as a whole is no longer a joke.

A blend of populism and "make alcohol affordable again" along with a very good campaign may make them the second largest party and a serious contender for a "non-socialist" prime minister.

Numero tres is Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, leader of the Agrarian Party or Centreparty. Met him several times. Nice bloke. Popular. Populist.

The other candidates are from small, yet relevant parties. Norway's oldest party is Venstre. It may be the decider if they go above the 4 percent recquired.

The number five, Kirsti Bergstø, is interesting and important.

The Socialist Left know very well they won't ever have a majority. But they can push Labour towards compromises.
And, don't quote me on this, though, they might decide whether it is Støre or Solberg who will be PM.

The Greens and Christian Democrats? Nah.

[Admiral Yi]

Hottest chick with no nazi vibe is #3.

[Sophie Scholl]

I'm tempted to vote for knock-off Clint Howard. 

[Norgy]

Number three is a dude.

[Admiral Yi]

  That dude is the hottest chick.

[Norgy]

Going for Labour this time around.
Well. And I can actually vote in this election.

Their leader was the one being interviewed on rest is politics. Purely based on that so who knows reality but seems rather good. Enviable.

Støre is like Olof Palme. He had private education, went to France for Sorbonne and Ecole Whatchacallit. He was headhunted by former PM Brundtland as a private secretary.

There is no-one, and I mean this from an objective point of view, more competent to run this country apart from Jens Stoltenberg. And now they are running together.

Støre's biggest problem is that he is in no way working class. Which is sort of a nice thing to be when you run for Labour.

Labour had a huge boost after Stoltenberg returned.

I met Støre 4 weeks ago.
The man is ace. +1 in every category. It was the third time I met him.

Solberg comes, like Støre, from a rich background. She has had two terms, and objectively, only the last one was good.

The NOK crashed to an extent never seen before in her first term. She and her partners handled covid well. I have also met Solberg.

On the list, only the Green candidate is someone I have not talked to.

[Sheilbh]

Lady with glasses.

[Neil]

The last guy looks suspiciously like some kind of Nordic JD Vance. 

[Razgovory]

I voted for the guy who looks like Harold Stassen.