Norwegian Labour Party
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| Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet |
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|---|---|
| Leader | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Parliamentary leader | Helga Pedersen |
| Slogan | "Alle skal med" ("Everyone shall be included") |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | Youngstorget 2 A, 5th floor Oslo |
| Youth wing | Workers' Youth League |
| Membership | 200,500 (peak, 1950)[1] 55,869 (2011)[2] |
| Ideology | Social democracy, Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-Left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International * |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK |
| Colours | Red |
| Parliament |
64 / 169
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| County Councils[3] |
273 / 728
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| Municipal / City Councils[4] |
3,373 / 10,781
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| Sami Parliament |
14 / 39
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| Website | |
| arbeiderpartiet.no | |
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* Formerly member of Comintern (1919–1923) and Labour and Socialist International (1938–1940). |
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The Norwegian Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in Norway. It is currently the party of government in the country. It is the biggest party in Norway.
References [change]
- ↑ Røed, Lars-Ludvig (7 January 2009). "Lengre mellom partimedlemmene i dag". Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/innsikt/article2852464.ece.
- ↑ http://arbeiderpartiet.no/Aktuelt/Nyhetsarkiv/Partiet/Historisk-oekning-i-medlemstallet
- ↑ "Valg 2011: Landsoversikt per parti" (in Norwegian). Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2011/bf5.html. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Arbeidarpartiet" (in Norwegian). Valg 2011. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/valg2011/valgresultat/parti/parti/a/. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
Other websites [change]
- (Norwegian) Arbeiderpartiet - Official site
- (English) [1] - Information in English
- Election results for the Labour Party in the 2011 local elections
