Jonas Gahr Støre
Progressives slam US-Norway additional agreement on military bases
The Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement (SDCA) allows the US military unhindered access to several Norwegian bases. It was recently approved by the Scandinavian country’s parliament
Conservatives concede defeat as center, left forces advance in Norwegian parliamentary elections
The ruling conservative coalition in Norway led by Erna Solberg lost the parliamentary elections and coalition of the social democratic Labour Party, Centre Party, and the left-wing Socialist Left party is likely to form the new government
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