Norway government wins backing for 2017 budget, prevents collapse

Norway's Finance Minister Siv Jensen speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Erna Solberg (R) after a meeting with the central bank governor and others to discuss Norway's economic situation after the deep plunge in the oil price, in Oslo January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Haakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's right-wing minority coalition has secured backing in parliament from two centrist parties for its 2017 fiscal budget, preventing a government collapse, politicians negotiating the deal told Reuters on Saturday.

Following weeks of difficult talks, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats will back the ruling coalition of the Conservatives and the Progress Party, lead negotiator Hans Olav Syversen of the Christians said.