Norwegian Labour Party: Norwegian political party
The Norwegian Labour Party (Bokmål: Arbeiderpartiet) has been, since its founding in 1887, the main political party of the centre-left in Norway.
It is currently the party of government in the country. It is the biggest party in Norway. The current party leader is Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Labour Party | |
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| Leader | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Parliamentary leader | Helga Pedersen |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | Youngstorget 2 A, 5th floor Oslo |
| Youth wing | Workers' Youth League |
| Membership | 200,500 (peak, 1950) 55,869 (2011) |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Socialist International * |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Alle skal med" ("Everyone shall be included") |
| Parliament | 64 / 169 |
| County Councils | 273 / 728 |
| Municipal / City Councils | 3,373 / 10,781 |
| Sami Parliament | 14 / 39 |
| Website | |
| arbeiderpartiet.no | |
* Formerly member of Comintern (1919–1923) and Labour and Socialist International (1938–1940). | |
References
Other websites
- (in Norwegian) Arbeiderpartiet - Official site
- (in English) [1] - Information in English
- Election results for the Labour Party in the 2011 local elections
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