Norway Ruling Party Recoups Lost Support in Latest NRK Poll

Norway’s ruling Labor Party that’s lagged behind opposition Progress Party in recent months, drew closer to its opponent in the latest poll published by public broadcaster NRK, suggesting a tighter contest in the parliamentary vote due in September.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store’s Labor saw its backing rise 3.4 percentage points to 20.2% this month, while support for the anti-immigration Progress, led by former energy minister Sylvi Listhaug, dropped to 23.7%, according to the Norstat survey for NRK published Wednesday. The Conservative Party of former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, traditionally Labor’s biggest rival, dipped to 19.8%.