Norway’s Labor Prime Minister Store Declares Election Victory

Jonas Gahr Stoere waves to supporters at the Labour Party election night event in Oslo, Norway, on Sept. 8.Photographer: Carl Court/Getty Images

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store declared victory in a close election where his Labor Party played to voters’ fears of uncertainty regarding taxation and welfare policies.

Store is headed for another four years in office after Labor emerged as the Nordic country’s biggest, while the opposition bloc saw a shift to the right.