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unusual facts about Norwegian Labour Party



36.9 ultimatum

The 36.9 ultimatum refers to the 1997 ultimatum by then-Prime Minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, that his government would resign if the Norwegian Labour Party gained less than 36.9% of the votes (the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland) in the parliamentary election, no matter what the parliamentary situation would be.

Åpen Post

The show became one of Norway's most popular TV productions though it was the center of criticism due to controversial episodes such as Bård Tuft Johansens "Chicken stunt", involving the then Norwegian Labour Party leader Thorbjørn Jagland.

By og land hand i hand

The film was made by the Norwegian Labour Party for the 1937 local elections.

Carbon neutrality

On April 19, 2007, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced to the Labour Party annual congress that Norway's greenhouse gas emissions would be cut by 10 percent more than its Kyoto commitment by 2012, and that the government had agreed to achieve emission cuts of 30% by 2020.

Ivar Skjånes

Ivar Skjånes (5 March 1888, Kolvereid – 5 June 1975, Trondheim) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Kornelius Bergsvik

Kornelius Olai Person Bergsvik (1889–1975) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Austrheim, Hordaland.

Martin Schanche

In 2003 he was the subject of a lot of nationwide attention after he slapped the chin of his political opponent Torgeir Micaelsen of the Labour Party at the end of a school debate in Drammen because Micaelsen, during the debate and in front of the public, had called him a coward.

Ofoten Line

In September, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications Kjell Opseth from the Labour Party, stated that it would be "unfortunate" if LKAB should take over the operations.

Thor Lund

Thor Lund (27 May 1921 in Aker – 16 June 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Trygg-class torpedo boat

In 1932, the Norwegian Labour Party made public a proposal crafted by Fredrik Monsen, that the armed forces be dissolved entirely and replaced by a "civil guard".

Youngstorget

Surrounding the square lies amongst others the head offices of the Norwegian Labour Party, the Workers' Youth League, the Liberal Party and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.


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Rudolf Nilsen

A child of the working class, Nilsen became part of the left-wing revolutionary movement and joined the organisation Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund (Social Democratic Youth League of Norway), the youth league of the Norwegian Labour Party.