Norway's Labour government set to win reelection, early projections show


Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere walks away from a polling station after voting in Oslo, Norway, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Little

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's minority Labour Party government is on course to narrowly win reelection in Monday's parliamentary election, projections by broadcasters NRK and TV2 and daily VG showed as voting ended.

The left-wing bloc of Labour and four smaller parties was projected to win 87 seats, more than the 85 needed for a majority, while right-wing parties headed by Progress and the Conservatives were on track for 82 seats.

(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, Tom Little, Nora Buli, Ilze Filks, and Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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