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2025 Norwegian parliamentary election

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{{use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Norway

| previous_election = 2021

| next_election =

| election_date = 8 September 2025

| seats_for_election = All 169 seats in the Storting

| majority_seats = 85

| ongoing = yes

| turnout =

| party1 = Labour Party (Norway)

| leader1 = Jonas Gahr Støre

| current_seats1 = 48

| party2 = Conservative Party (Norway)

| leader2 = Erna Solberg

| color2 = {{party color|Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}

| current_seats2 = 36

| party3 = Centre Party (Norway)

| leader3 = {{nowrap|Trygve Slagsvold Vedum}}

| current_seats3 = 28

| party4 = Progress Party (Norway)

| leader4 = Sylvi Listhaug

| current_seats4 = 21

| party5 = Socialist Left Party (Norway)

| leader5 = Kirsti Bergstø

| current_seats5 = 13

| party6 = Red Party (Norway)

| leader6 = Marie Sneve Martinussen

| current_seats6 = 8

| party7 = Liberal Party (Norway)

| leader7 = Guri Melby

| current_seats7 = 8

| party8 = Green Party (Norway)

| leader8 = Arild Hermstad

| current_seats8 = 3

| party9 = Christian Democratic Party (Norway)

| leader9 = Dag Inge Ulstein

| current_seats9 = 3

| party10 = Patient Focus

| leader10 = Irene Ojala

| current_seats10 = 1

| results_sec = Results

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Jonas Gahr Støre

| before_party = Labour Party (Norway)

| before_image =

| after_election =

| after_party =

| after_image =

| map = Storting2025 - Map template.svg

| map_caption = Distribution of seats by electoral district

}}

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Norway on 8 September 2025 to elect the members of the Storting for the 2025–2029 parliamentary term.{{cite web |date=1 May 2024 |title=Lov om valg til Stortinget, fylkesting og kommunestyrer (valgloven) |trans-title=Law about parliamentary, county and municipal elections (the election act) |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2023-06-16-62?q=Valgloven |website=Lovdata |location=Oslo |publisher=Lovdata |access-date=30 January 2025}}

{{cite web | url = https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/valgdagen-blir-8.-september-2025/id3037352/ | title = Valgdagen blir 8. september 2025 | website = Government of Norway. | date = 3 May 2024 | access-date = 18 June 2024 | language = nb}}

Background

On 30 January 2025, the Centre Party left the governing coalition over disagreements with the Labour Party on energy policy relating to the European Union, resulting in the first one-party government in 25 years.{{cite news |last=Johannessen Litland |first=Karoline |date=30 January 2025 |title=Avviser at han er svekket som statsminister: – Her står jeg! Jeg er ikke vekk! |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/avviser-at-han-er-svekket-som-statsminister_-_-her-star-jeg_-jeg-er-ikke-vekk_-1.17239250 |trans-title=Denies being weakened as Prime Minister: "Here I am!" I am not gone!" |work=NRK News |language=no |location=Oslo |publisher=NRK |access-date=30 January 2025}} Eight cabinet ministers from the Centre Party were replaced,{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/store-presenterer-ny-regjering-tirsdag-1.17248386 | title = Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget | publisher = NRK | date = 4 February 2025 | access-date = 4 February 2025 | language = nb | first = Kristian | last = Skårdalsmo | first2 = Mats | last2 = Rønning | first3 = Line | last3 = Tomter | first4 = Geir Bjarte | last4 = Hjetland | first5 = Julie | last5 = Grasmo}} including Centre Party leader and minister of finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, who was succeeded by former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.{{cite news |last1=Brekke |first1=Anja |last2=Haugen |first2=Bjørn |last3=Friis Edland |first3=Gyrid |last4=Rydning |first4=Emilie |last5=Røsvik |first5=Eirik |last6=Fjellanger |first6=Runa |last7=Bjarne Johnsen |first7=Alf |date=4 February 2025 |title=Stoltenberg: –⁠ Jeg hadde andre planer for livet mitt |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/0VqWPG/vedum-til-stoltenberg-oensker-deg-lykke-til-i-ny-rolle |work=Verdens Gang |location=Oslo |publisher=Schibsted |access-date=4 February 2025}}

Parties

= Parliamentary parties =

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2 colspan=3 width=225px | Name

! rowspan=2 | Ideology{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/norway.html|title=Norway|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2021|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|access-date=16 September 2021}}

! rowspan=2 | Position

! rowspan=2 | Leader

! colspan=2 | 2021 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | Ap

| Labour Party
{{lang|no|Arbeiderpartiet}}

| Social democracy

| Centre-left

| Jonas Gahr Støre

| align=center | 26.3%

| {{Composition bar|48|169|{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | H

| Conservative Party
{{lang|no|Høyre}}

| {{Nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}

| Centre-right

| Erna Solberg

| align=center | 20.4%

| {{Composition bar|36|169|{{party color|Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | Sp

| Centre Party
{{lang|no|Senterpartiet}}

| Agrarianism

| Centre

| Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

| align=center | 13.5%

| {{Composition bar|28|169|{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Progress Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | FrP

| Progress Party
{{lang|no|Fremskrittspartiet}}

| {{Nowrap|National conservatism}}

| Right-wing to {{nowrap|far-right}}

| Sylvi Listhaug

| align=center | 11.6%

| {{Composition bar|21|169|{{party color|Progress Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | SV

| Socialist Left Party
{{lang|no|Sosialistisk Venstreparti}}

| {{Nowrap|Democratic socialism}}

| Left-wing

| Kirsti Bergstø

| align=center | 7.6%

| {{Composition bar|13|169|{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Red Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;" |

| align=center | R

| Red Party
{{lang|no|Rødt}}

| Marxism

| Left-wing to far-left

| Marie Sneve Martinussen

| align=center | 4.7%

| {{Composition bar|8|169|{{party color|Red Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | V

| Liberal Party
{{lang|no|Venstre}}

| Social liberalism

| Centre

| Guri Melby

| align=center | 4.6%

| {{Composition bar|8|169|{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | MDG

| Green Party
{{lang|no|Miljøpartiet De Grønne}}

| Green politics

| Centre-left

| Arild Hermstad

| align=center | 3.9%

| {{Composition bar|3|169|{{party color|Green Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | KrF

| Christian Democratic Party
{{lang|no|Kristelig Folkeparti}}

| Christian democracy

| {{Nowrap|Centre to centre-right}}

| Dag Inge Ulstein

| align=center | 3.8%

| {{Composition bar|3|169|{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Patient Focus (Norway)}}; width:2px;"|

| align=center | PF

| Patient Focus
{{lang|no|Pasientfokus}}

| Single-issue politics
(health politics)

| {{NA}}

| Irene Ojala

| align=center | 0.2%

| {{Composition bar|1|169|{{party color|Patient Focus (Norway)}}}}

Campaign

= Slogans =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:left"

! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party

! Original slogan

! English translation

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}"|

| Labour Party

|«Trygghet for fremtida»{{cite news |last1=Kaalstad |first1=Jørn E. |title=Ap låner slagord fra Gro |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/rP1Qd3/ap-med-nytt-slagord |access-date=25 April 2025 |agency=NTB |date=3 April 2025}}

|«Safety for the future»

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}}"|

| Conservative Party

|«Ingen slagord»{{cite news |title=Høyres nye slagord: «Ingen slagord» |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/2025/03/19/hoyres-nye-slagord-ingen-slagord/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |agency=NTB |date=19 March 2025}}

|«No slogan»

style="background:{{party color|Progress Party (Norway)}}" |

| Progress Party

|

|

style="background:{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" |

| Socialist Left Party

|

|

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" |

|Christian Democratic Party

|«Bygge på verdier – skape verdier»{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVp6wgUpg0 |title=Bygge på verdier - Skape verdier |date=2025-02-03 |language=no}}

|«Building on values – creating values»

style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}" |

| Centre Party

|

|

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}" |

|Liberal Party

|

|

=Debates=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; line-height:15px; text-align:center;"

! colspan="13" | 2025 Norwegian general election debates

rowspan="3" | Date

! rowspan="3" | Time

! rowspan="3" | Organisers

! colspan="10" | {{Colors|black|#90FF90| P }} Present   {{Colors|black|#D0F0C0| S }} Surrogate  {{Colors|black|#FFD0D0| N }} Non-invitee 

scope="col" style="width:5em;" |Ap

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |H

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |FrP

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |KrF

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |Sp

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |V

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |SV

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |R

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" |MDG

! rowspan="2" |Refs

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party of Norway (2020)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Progress Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Red Party (Norway)}}" |

! style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Norway)}}" |

{{nowrap|18 December 2024}}

| 14:40

| NRK

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Jonas Gahr Støre

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Erna Solberg

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Sylvi Listhaug

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Dag-Inge Ulstein

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Guri Melby

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Kirsti Bergstø

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Marie Sneve Martinussen

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Arild Hermstad

|{{cite web |date=18 December 2024 |title=Statsministerduell |url=https://tv.nrk.no/serie/dagsrevyen/sesong/202412/episode/NNFA19121824 |website=NRK TV |location=Oslo |series=Dagsrevyen |publisher=NRK |access-date=19 December 2024}}

{{nowrap|14 January 2025}}

| 21:15

| NRK

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Jonas Gahr Støre

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Erna Solberg

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Sylvi Listhaug

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Dag-Inge Ulstein

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Guri Melby

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Kirsti Bergstø

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Marie Sneve Martinussen

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Arild Hermstad

|{{cite web |date=14 January 2025 |title=Statsministerduell |url=https://tv.nrk.no/serie/debatten/sesong/202501/episode/NNFA51011425 |website=NRK TV |location=Oslo |series={{ill|Debatten|no}} |publisher=NRK |access-date=14 January 2025}}

{{nowrap|30 January 2025}}

| 21:15

| NRK

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Jonas Gahr Støre

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Erna Solberg

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Sylvi Listhaug

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Dag-Inge Ulstein

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

| style="background:#D0F0C0" |S
Sveinung Rotevatn

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Kirsti Bergstø

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Marie Sneve Martinussen

| style="background:#D0F0C0" |S
{{ill|Ingrid Liland|no}}

|{{cite web |date=30 January 2025 |title=Sp-exit |url=https://tv.nrk.no/se?v=NNFA51013025 |website=NRK TV |location=Oslo |series={{ill|Debatten|no}} |publisher=NRK |access-date=31 January 2025}}

{{nowrap|6 February 2025}}

| 21:15

| NRK

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Jonas Gahr Støre

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Erna Solberg

| style="background:#90FF90" |P
Sylvi Listhaug

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Dag-Inge Ulstein

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Guri Melby

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Kirsti Bergstø

| style="background:#D0F0C0" |S
Sofie Marhaug

| style="background:#FFD0D0" |N
Arild Hermstad

|{{cite web |date=6 February 2025 |title=Får du billigere strøm med norgespris? |url=https://tv.nrk.no/se?v=NNFA51020625 |website=NRK TV |location=Oslo |series={{ill|Debatten|no}} |publisher=NRK |access-date=9 February 2025}}

Opinion polls

{{main|Opinion polling for the 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election}}

File:2025 Norwegian Parliament Opinion Polling.svg trend line of poll results from 13 September 2021 to the present day. Each line corresponds to a political party.|centre]]

References

{{Norwegian elections}}

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Category:General elections in Norway

Category:2020s elections in Norway

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