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Norwegian politics officially have the structure of a constitutional monarchy, giving the King mainly symbolic power while maintaining a stable Western democracy. ...
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| Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The...
Harald V, styled His Majesty The King (born February 21, 1937), acceded to the throne as Norwegian Monarch upon his fathers death January 17, 1991. ...
This is a list of viceroys (visekonge), governors (Rigsstatholder), first ministers (førstestatsråd) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway. ...
Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. ...
The Red-Green Coalition is a coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour, the Socialist Left Party, and the Centre Party. ...
This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...
This article lists political parties in Norway. ...
This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...
Results ¹A coalition of some members from the Socialist Peoples Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti), The Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti), and the Labour Party, which became the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) in 1975. ...
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Results Categories: Elections in Norway | 1981 elections ...
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 9 September 1985. ...
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989. ...
Results of the general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, held on September 13, 1993. ...
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 15 September 1997. ...
A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 10 September 2001. ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
Norway supports international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of disputes, recognizing the need for maintaining a strong national defense through collective security. ...
One of the most important and divisive issues in Norwegian political and economic debate since World War II has been the countrys relationship with the European Union. ...
// Etymology According to traditional Icelandic sagas, the Nor in Norway is from king Nor Thorrasson (See Orkneyinga saga. ...
Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...
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Constitutional monarchies with representative parliamentary systems are shown in red A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state. ...
States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies and the latter being republics A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in U.S. English), is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support...
The head of state of Norway is the King, currently H.M. Harald V. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ...
Harald V, styled His Majesty The King (born February 21, 1937), acceded to the throne as Norwegian Monarch upon his fathers death January 17, 1991. ...
The position of King of Norway has been in continuous existence since the unification of Norway in 872. Norway has been an officially hereditary kingdom throughout that entire time. Events Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway. ...
Kingdom of Norway as an united realm, was founded by King Harald I (the Fairhair, harfagri) in 9th century, who conquered a number of local kingdoms. ...
The Royal House is a branch of the princely family of Glücksburg, originally from Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. [1] Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong. ...
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...
Functions of the King of Norway are mainly ceremonial, but he has influence as the symbol of national unity. The King is also High Protector of the Church of Norway (the state church), Grand Master of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, and Supreme Commander of the Norwegian armed forces. This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The...
Country church in Sogn, Norway The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke) also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians belong. ...
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Although the 1814 constitution grants important executive powers to the king, these are almost always exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King (King's Council, or cabinet). The reserve powers vested in the Monarch by the constitution are significant and an important security part of the role of the Monarchy, and were last used during World War II. The Council of State consists of a Prime Minister and his council, all formally appointed by the King. Parliamentarism has been in place since 1884 and entails that the cabinet must not have the parliament against it, and that the appointment by the King is a formality. In practice, the monarch will ask the leader of a parliamentary block that has a majority in the Storting to form a government. The Norwegian Council of State consists of the Monarch, a prime minister and at least seven ministers. ...
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Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...
This is a list of Viceroys (Rigsstatholder) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway. ...
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...
1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Aristocracy has been abolished in Norway.-1...
Constitutional rights and privileges
The Constitution of Norway grants the King wide powers, they are however almost always exercised by the popularly elected government. Constitutional practice has replaced the meaning of the word King in most articles from the king personally to the elected government. The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the countrys capital, Christiania), then signed and dated May 17. ...
Immunity Article 5 states: The King's person is sacred; he cannot be censured or accused. The responsibility rests with his Council.
Council of State The Council of State is also the Government of Norway. Formally the government is appointed by the King. However the government has since 1884 had to have support in the Storting. In practice the King asks the leader of the largest party or parliamentary block to form a government after each election. The King relies on the advice of the previous prime minister in this question. The last time the King appointed a new prime minister contrary to the advice of the previous was in 1928 when he appointed the first Labour government. The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderpartiet, DNA or Arbeiderpartiet, AP) is a social democratic political party in Norway. ...
Article 12 states: The King himself chooses a Council from among Norwegian citizens who are entitled to vote. [...] The King apportions the business among the Members of the Council of State, as he deems appropriate.
Article 30 states: [...] Everyone who has a seat in the Council of State has the duty frankly to express his opinion, to which the King is bound to listen. But it rests with the King to make a decision according to his own judgment. [...]
Veto of laws The King has to sign all laws in order for them to become valid. He can veto any law. However if three separate Stortings approves the law it becomes valid even without the King's consent. The King has not vetoed any law in modern times. The last law enacted without the King's consent was the law regarding a pure national flag in 1898. This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...
The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ...
Article 78 states: If the King assents to the Bill, he appends his signature, whereby it becomes law.
If he does not assent to it, he returns it to the Odelsting with a statement that he does not for the time being find it expedient to sanction it. In that case the Bill must not again be submitted to the King by the Storting then assembled. [...]
The King is the supreme governor and protector of the Lutheran state church of Norway. He decides who is to become bishops and oversees that the church conducts its business follow "the norms prescribed" for them. Country church in Sogn, Norway The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke) also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians belong. ...
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Pardoning criminals Article 20 states: The King shall have the right in the Council of State to pardon criminals after sentence has been passed.
Apponting senior officials Article 21 states: The King shall choose and appoint, after consultation with his Council of State, all senior civil, ecclesiastical and military officials.
Dismissing the government Article 22 states: The Prime Minister and the other Members of the Council of State, together with the State Secretaries, may be dismissed by the King without any prior court judgment, after he has heard the opinion of the Council of State on the subject.
Chivalric orders Article 23 states: The King may bestow orders upon whomever he pleases, as a reward for distinguished services[...]
War Article 25 states: The King is Commander-in-Chief of the land and naval forces of the Realm. The King is also Commander-in-Chief of the air force. It is not mentioned because there was no air force in 1814.
Article 26 states: The King has the right to call up troops, to engage in hostilities in defence of the Realm and to make peace, to conclude and denounce conventions, to send and to receive diplomatic envoys.
Succession The order of succession to the Norwegian throne is described in article 6 in the Constitution of Norway: The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 16, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the countrys capital, Christiania), then signed and dated May 17. ...
- The order of succession is lineal, so that only a child born in lawful wedlock of the Queen or King, or of one who is herself or himself entitled to the succession may succeed, and so that the nearest line shall take precedence over the more remote and the elder in the line over the younger.
- An unborn child shall also be included among those entitled to the succession and shall immediately take her or his proper place in the line of succession as soon as she or he is born into the world.
- The right of succession shall not, however, belong to any person who is not born in the direct line of descent from the last reigning Queen or King or a sister or brother thereof, or is herself or himself a sister or brother thereof.
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- For those born before the year 1971, Article 6 of the Constitution as it was passed on 18 November 1905 shall, however, apply. For those born before the year 1990 it shall nevertheless be the case that a male shall take precedence over a female.
Article 6 of the original constitution had specified salic (male-only) succession; so Harald's sisters Ragnhild (b. 1930) and Astrid (b. 1932) and their descendants are excluded from the line of succession. Under the male-preference primogeniture applying to those born between 1971 and 1990, Princess Märtha Louise (b. 1971) places behind her younger brother Haakon and his descendants. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ...
1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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Primogeniture is the common tradition of inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office; or in the absence of children, by collateral relatives, in order of seniority of the collateral line. ...
See also This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The...
The Norwegian Law of Succession was introduced in 1163. ...
Order of succession Monarchies Belgium Denmark Ethiopia Japan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom Presidencies France United States Peru The order of succession to the Norwegian throne is described in article 6 in the Constitution of Norway: [...] For those born before the year 1971, Article 6 of...
Norwegian politics officially have the structure of a constitutional monarchy, giving the King mainly symbolic power while maintaining a stable Western democracy. ...
The Norwegian Council of State consists of the Monarch, a prime minister and at least seven ministers. ...
External link - The Constitution of Norway in English
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