Norway election: Erna Solberg to form new government

Norway's centre-right alliance, led by Conservative Erna Solberg, claimed victory in the national election on the 9 September 2013. Incumbent Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg conceded defeat after eight years in office.

The new Prime Minister took office on the 16 October 2013, when Mrs Solberg unveiled her minority government, giving the key Oil, Finance and Justice ministries, among others, to her smaller coalition ally, the right-wing populist Progress Party. The Conservatives kept 11 of the 18 ministries for themselves, including Foreign and Defense.

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ESO: Background information: Norwegian parliamentary election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/norwegian-parliamentary-election-2013/

Deutsche Welle, 09.09.13: Norway's center-right claims election victory, ousts Labour government http://dw.de/p/19eTc

France24, 10.09.13: Norway’s centre-right wins majority in parliament http://www.france24.com/en/20130910-norway-centre-right-wins-majority-parliament

Reuters, 10.09.13: Conservative leader Solberg sweeps into power in Norwegian election http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/uk-norway-election-idUKBRE9880Y920130910

Aftenposten, 10.09.13: Election night queen (via PressEurop0 http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4129191-election-night-queen

The Guardian, 10.09.13: Norway's disturbing lurch to the right http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/10/norway-lurch-to-right

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 12.09.13: Following Monday’s elections, Norway has taken a firm step to the right http://bit.ly/18US58x

Blog: Social Europe Journal, 27.09.13: The Norwegian National Election: Europe’s Most Leftist Government Defeated By Right-wing Coalition http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/09/the-norwegian-national-election-europes-most-leftist-government-defeated-by-right-wing-coalition/

Aftenposten, 01.10.13: Right’s broken dream (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4190461-right-s-broken-dream

Aftonbladet, 10.09.13: A dubious power changeover in Norway (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE129842-A-dubious-power-changeover-in-Norway

TAZ, 01.10.13: Right-wing ethos in Oslo's cabinet (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE131123-Right-wing-ethos-in-Oslo-s-cabinet

Deutsche Welle, 16.10.13: Solberg takes reins in Norway, divides ministries with Progress http://dw.de/p/1A0gR

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