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  • Essay / How the Norwegian Progress Party (FRP) is represented in...

    Introduction: Following months of intense campaigning across the 1,500-mile-long country, on September 9 last year, the election results were finally ready. The polls had already been saying this for weeks, but all the politicians knew that anything could happen on election day. However, the polls could not have been more accurate. The ruling left-wing coalition, led by the country's largest Labor party, was forced to step down after eight years in government. The two most influential women in Norwegian politics have reached the top; Erna Solberg – leader of the Conservative Party (Hoyre) and Siv Jensen – leader of the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, often abbreviated to FRP). The two leaders formed, as planned, a coalition government which gave them a majority in Parliament. For many foreign media, this came as a shock, given the image painted of a right-wing party hostile to immigration and closely linked to terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. The election took place just two years after the horrific attacks, which many people believed were a politically motivated action after he was declared sane by government-appointed psychiatrists. courts. This research project will attempt to investigate the thesis that the British media unfairly supports” the Progress Party reported to its readers/viewers. This essay contains interviews with journalists from the Norwegian media, expressing their opinions on the subject.BackgroundThe Progress Party was founded in Saga Kino, on October 18, 1973, where Anders Lange expressed his political views in front of an audience of approximately 3 000 people. lower taxes and less government involvement. The meeting was a protest against state monopoly and La...... middle of paper ......htmlSSB. (October 29, 2013). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved April 23, 2014 from http://www.ssb.no/en/valg/statistikker/stortingsvalg/hvert-4-aar/2013-10-29#contentTelegraph. (July 23, 2011). Retrieved May 16, 2014 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8656966/Norway-attacks-Anders-Behring-Breivik-was-active-member-of-far-right- party.htmlThe Guardian. (April 23, 2011). Retrieved April 24, 2014 from http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/23/election-editorial-comment-guardianThe Guardian. (October 1, 2011). Retrieved April 26, 2014 from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/01/norway-conservatives-coalition-immigrationThe Guardian. (September 8, 2013). Retrieved April 24, 2014 from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/08/norway-anti-immigration-party-coalition-electionVerdens Gang. (1987, September 8). VG .