Progress Party (Norway)
Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | FrP |
| Leader | Sylvi Listhaug |
| Deputy Leader | Ketil Solvik-Olsen |
| Parliamentary leader | Hans Andreas Limi |
| Founder | Anders Lange |
| Founded | 8 April 1973 |
| Headquarters | Karl Johans gate 25 0159 Oslo |
| Newspaper | Fremskritt |
| Youth wing | Progress Party's Youth |
| Membership (2019) |  15,603[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Storting | 26 / 169 |
| County Councils[2] | 83 / 728 |
| Municipal councils[3] | 889 / 10,781 |
| Sami Parliament[4] | 1 / 39 |
| Website | |
| www | |
^ a: FrP is considered the most moderate of parties associated with right-wing populism, so this characterization has sometimes been disputed. | |
The Progress Party, commonly shortened as FrP, is a right-wing political party in Norway.[5][6][7] The party is classical-liberal[8] or libertarian.[9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Hvert fjerde Frp-medlem meldte seg inn på grunn av Sylvi Listhaug" (in Norwegian). Jan 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ↑ "Valg 2011: Landsoversikt per parti" (in Norwegian). Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Framstegspartiet". Valg 2011 (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Landsoversikt per liste". valgresultat.no. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ↑ Alberto Nardelli and George Arnett (19 June 2015). "Why are anti-immigration parties so strong in the Nordic states?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ↑ Jacob Furedi (26 August 2016). "Burkini ban: Norway's right-wing Progress Party calls for full-body swimsuit to be outlawed". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ↑ Stine Jacobsen and Terje Solsvik (14 September 2015). "Norway's anti-immigrant party set for worst election result in 22 years". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ↑ "Norwegian Progress Party (FrP) Campaign Stand Editorial Photography - Image of liberal, flag: 59309592". Dreamstime. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ O'Leary, Margaret (2010). Culture and Customs of Norway. United States: Greenwood. pp. 18. ISBN 978-0313362484.
