Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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)[1] 55,869 (2011)[2] |
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[3] | 273 / 728 |
Municipal / City Councils[4] | 3,373 / 10,781 |
Sami Parliament | 14 / 39 |
Website | |
arbeiderpartiet.no | |
* Formerly member of Comintern (1919–1923) and Labour and Socialist International (1938–1940). |
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