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The local elections in Norway and the parliamentary elections in Denmark are fast approaching. And current polls show that the gap is decreasing the closer we get to the election days. In Norway, which has local elections on September 12, it is now clear that the wave of sympathy that carried the Labour Party in [...]
On September 12th Norway holds local elections. In an election campaign that largely has been marked by the terrorist attacks in Oslo and onUtøya, the Norwegian Labour Party have seen their poll numbers soar. In a few polls conducted shortly after the attacks they had as much as 40 percent of voters behind them. But [...]
After the terrorist attack against the AUF summer camp on the Norwegian island Utøya on July 22, in which 77 young social democrats was murdered, the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, SSU started a fundraiser to support the reconstruction of the Norwegian sister organization’s facilities on the island. The fundraising efforts that are led by all [...]
I am out in Chicago and was shocked to learn yesterday about the horrendous attacks that took place in Norway. My thoughts are of course with the families and friends of the victims. These attacks also serve as a reminder that a free, open and democratic society cannot be taken for granted but needs to [...]
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