Left-Leaning Opposition Triumphs at the Polls
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Norway was poised for a power shift after the left-leaning opposition won a majority of seats in parliament with pledges to spend more of the nation’s vast oil wealth on welfare, official election results showed.
With more than 96% of votes counted, a three-party coalition led by the Labor Party had grabbed 88 seats in the 169-seat assembly, enough to oust the center-right government.
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