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Norway

Norway

StaleSovereign state

Norway

Primary executive

Stale
Jonas Gahr Støre
Originalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54475967578/ · The White House · Public Domain · Original

Jonas Gahr Støre

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Norway · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Constitutional monarchy · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
The King is the constitutional head of state and performs formal duties, while the Prime Minister leads the Government responsible to the Storting; effective executive political authority rests with the head of government.

Next election

Date not scheduled

Next Norwegian parliamentary election

Date not scheduled · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
Proportional representation elects the 169-member Storting for a fixed four-year term; no election day has been officially scheduled.
Storting - Parliamentary elections and electoral system

Latest election

Completed

2025 Norwegian parliamentary election

Sep 8, 2025 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
Proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, including national levelling seats, elects 169 members of the Storting.
Published result
Ap · 28.0% · 53 Seats; FrP · 23.8% · 47 Seats; H · 14.6% · 24 Seats; SV · 5.6% · 9 Seats; Sp · 5.6% · 9 Seats; R · 5.3% · 9 Seats; MDG · 4.7% · 8 Seats; KrF · 4.2% · 7 Seats; V · 3.7% · 3 Seats
Norwegian Directorate of Elections - 2025 parliamentary election resultStorting - Members and party distribution 2025-2029

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic security and household purchasing powerGovernment of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029
  2. 2Competitiveness and public-sector renewalGovernment of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029, Government of Norway - Competitiveness and public-sector renewal
  3. 3Children, youth and educationGovernment of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029
  4. 4Health services and shorter waiting timesGovernment of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029
  5. 5Defence, security and national preparednessGovernment of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
126
Active in source
14
Historical in source
10
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2021-09-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 13, 2021

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2017-09-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 11, 2017

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2013-09-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 9, 2013

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2009-09-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 14, 2009

Completed

2009 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 13, 2009

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2005-09-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 12, 2005

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 2001-09-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 10, 2001

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1997-09-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 16, 1997

Completed

1997 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 15, 1997

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1993-09-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 13, 1993

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1989-09-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 11, 1989

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1985-09-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 8, 1985

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1981-09-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 14, 1981

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1977-09-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 11, 1977

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1973-09-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 9, 1973

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1969-09-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 7, 1969

Completed

1969 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 7, 1969

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1965-09-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 12, 1965

Completed

1965 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 7, 1965

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1961-09-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 11, 1961

Completed

1961 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 8, 1961

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1957-10-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 7, 1957

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1953-10-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 12, 1953

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1949-10-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 10, 1949

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1945-10-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 8, 1945

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1936-10-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 19, 1936

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1933-10-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 16, 1933

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1930-10-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 20, 1930

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1927-10-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 17, 1927

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1924-10-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 21, 1924

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1921-10-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 24, 1921

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1918-10-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 21, 1918

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1915-10-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 21, 1915

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1912-10-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 21, 1912

Completed

1912 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 11, 1912

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1909-10-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 25, 1909

Completed

1909 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 11, 1909

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1906-08-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Aug 27, 1906

Completed

1906 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 11, 1906

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1903-09-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 16, 1903

Completed

Norway — Parliamentary election — 1900-07-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 1, 1900

Completed

1888 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 11, 1888

Completed

1885 Norwegian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 11, 1885

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

13

  1. 1Royal Court of Norway - The King as head of statecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Royal Court of Norway - The monarchycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Government of Norway - Store Governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Government of Norway - Office of the Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Norwegian Directorate of Elections - 2025 parliamentary election resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Storting - Members and party distribution 2025-2029citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Storting - Parliamentary elections and electoral systemcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Government of Norway - Plan for Norway 2025-2029citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Government of Norway - Competitiveness and public-sector renewalcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Official institutions of NorwayOFFICIAL-PUBLIC-RECORD · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  13. 13Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Northern Europe

Norway. Primary executive: Jonas Gahr Støre. Head of state: Harald V of Norway. StaleSweden. Primary executive: Ulf Kristersson. Head of state: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. StaleLithuania. Primary executive: Mindaugas Sinkevičius. Head of state: Gitanas Nausėda. StaleLatvia. Primary executive: Andris Kulbergs. Head of state: Edgars Rinkēvičs. StaleEstonia. Primary executive: Kristen Michal. Head of state: Alar Karis. StaleIreland. Primary executive: Micheál Martin. Head of state: Catherine Connolly. StaleDenmark. Primary executive: Mette Frederiksen. Head of state: Frederik X of Denmark. StaleUnited Kingdom. Primary executive: Andy Burnham. Head of state: Charles III. StaleIceland. Primary executive: Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. Head of state: Halla Tómasdóttir. ConflictingFinland. Primary executive: Petteri Orpo. Head of state: Alexander Stubb. Stale
NorwayPrimary executive: Jonas Gahr StøreHead of state: Harald V of NorwayStale
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Listed without map geometry (6)

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