On 8 September, Norway held parliamentary elections to elect all 169 members of the Storting for a four-year term.
After a hard-fought election campaign, ALDE Party member Venstre fell short of the 4% parliamentary threshold but kept three seats in the Storting, with party leader Guri Melby re-elected in the capital of Oslo.
Melby said she intends to keep fighting to ensure those who voted Venstre can be as proud of being liberals for the next four years.
“This election campaign has felt a little overwhelming at times, but Venstre can say that we have run the best grassroots campaign ever. We have campaigned on the issues that matter most, not against other parties or hypothetical governments but to make Norway and the world a little greener, freer and better for everyone,” said Melby.
Norwegian liberals led a campaign strongly focused on Norway’s future in the European Union, as they were the only party unapologetically calling for a referendum on EU membership.
Moreover, Venstre pushed to ramp up support for Ukraine, achieve climate targets, increase literacy in schools, cut wealth tax and tackle child poverty among other issues.
The ruling centre-left Labour Party remained the largest party with around 28% of the vote and its leader Jonas Gahr Støre is likely to stay in office as Prime Minister if he manages to secure a small majority with the support of four other left-leaning parties.
Photo: Venstre