The World : Norway Premier Reelected
Prime Minister Kare Willoch’s three-party coalition managed a one-seat victory over the leftist opposition in Norway’s elections. It was the first time that a Conservative Party leader has won a second term as prime minister in this century. Willoch’s coalition won 78 seats in the 157-seat Parliament to 77 for the alliance of three leftist parties led by Gro Harlem Brundtland’s Labor Party. The two other seats were won by the anti-tax Progress Party. Willoch campaigned on curbing inflation, unemployment and taxes. Brundtland urged more spending on social welfare.
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