Norwegian Election

[Norgy]

Lady with glasses.

Grats, mate, you are a communist. 

[Norgy]

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

He is... unsurprisingly a Christian Democrat. It used to mean centrism with conservative family values.

Now they desperately try to get voters back and have made a hard right turn.

Thing is, the voters on the right would not eat the pie this party serves, as they vote Progress Party.

Norway's political landscape is not that hard to understand.

All parties have flaws.

None of them will destroy the world.

Class? Questions? Your uncle Norgy is here.

[Admiral Yi]

woops, meant #4

[crazy canuck]

Voted for the blonde

[Norgy]

Venstre. Not a bad choice.

[Josquius]

Randomly appearing on my feed, Norwegian campaigning 

[Norgy]

The OECD recently, only weeks ago, published a very critical report about Norway's lack of anti-corruption laws and enforcement.

I read the whole thing. It was much ado about nothing.
But in my job, I have seen less transparency the past few years. Mostly from the police.

It worries me a bit.

The sovereign wealth fund came under scrutiny for investments in companies involved in what Norway sees as "occupied territories" on the West Bank of the river Jordan. Thankfully, this is above my paygrade to write about.

But we collectively own so many Tesla shares that we should flagellate.

[Grey Fox]

#2 is a British comedian.

[Norgy]

Latest poll show a slight lead for the left-green.

If you ever doubt that Støre is a major leader, watch this.

[Norgy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3MEtCAeG8w&ab_channel=TheRestIsPolitics%3ALeading

I suppose this is what you watched, Josq?

[Josquius]

Si.

I know they have a pretty good record of interviewing international leaders in election campaigns who then go on to win.

[Norgy]

I'd say Støre is one of the most eloquent and intelligent leaders Norway's had. The last one was the conservative Kåre Willoch, who could make Mrs. Brundtland so angry her neck turned red.

Støre is a "Brundtland child", a reformed Labour party that went to the centre. It opened up a space on the left.

Willoch famously said "Labour stole our clothes while we were out swimming".
Labour adopted a lot of the Høyre policies and kept its momentum.

I'd be hard-pushed to say Labour is left-wing anymore. It is a centrist party. They followed the Swedish Social Democrats and went for market solutions rather than statism.
In one sense, the Labour Party is the most conservative party in Norway. To reform to preserve. Because we actually have a good society.

[Sheilbh]

Grats, mate, you are a communist. 

Don't tell Raz

In one sense, the Labour Party is the most conservative party in Norway. To reform to preserve. Because we actually have a good society.

I think this is true in a lot of the West - I think we're in a "everything must change for everything to stay the same" moment and the "traditional" parties that maintain their importance will be the ones who are best able to do the "everything must change" bit.

[HVC]

Grats, mate, you are a communist. 

Don't tell Raz

Don't worry, you're a white liberal lawyer who grew up in a castle, don't think you can got much further down on his list

[Norgy]

Sheilbh is under my protection.

I'll go full Norgy on anyone attacking him, and it involves a stare.