Norwegians led the elections on Monday on the main day of voting for a new Parliament, after a campaign in which a future tax has been a central issue in the late 19th century.
About 4.3 million people in Scandinavian The nation is eligible to vote for the new 169 -member Parliament, or Storting. A close result is expected between a center-left block and a right-wing block led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahar Storage’s Labor Party.
Official results are expected on Tuesday, and they are likely to agree to the cabinet positions after weeks negotiations to form an alliance, before King Harald may take oath in a new government.
The result is unlikely to be the major implications for Norway’s foreign policy. The country is a staunch member of NATO and a strong supporter of protecting Ukraine against Russia, with which it has a limit in the Arctic North. It is not a member of the European Union, but has a close economic relationship with the 27-nation block.
Norway is one of the richest countries in the world. It has a generous welfare state, which sits on billions of barrels of oil and gas, and one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, priced at about 20 trillion chronners ($ 2 trillions). According to the International Monetary Fund, per capita GDP is the sixth largest in the world, a place from the US.
It is one of the most egalitarian countries in the world, which more equally share its wealth than many others.
Labor is the mainstay of the Norwegian policy since 1892, which is a property of up to 1.1% on assets and shares worth more than 1.76 million kroner (about $ 176,000), although there are various cuts and discounts. Labor says that scrapping it will cost 34 billion chronners ($ 3.3 billion) per year.
On the right side of his rivals, Traditionalist Want to reduce it and the progress party of Silvy Listag, which asks for less taxes and more immigration control, wants it to scrape.
Pol has shown Listag’s party in front of the conservatives under the leadership of the former Prime Minister. Erna SolbergWhich was a senior partner in the final central government from 2013 to 2021. It is inspired by an energetic social media campaign, run by the young affected, who have inspired young voters against money tax.