Norway's PM Solberg Wins Election After Record Stimulus
- Voters back Conservative-led bloc as economy is recovering
- Government loses seats amid gains for far-left parties
Prime Minister Erna Solberg casts her ballot in Bergen on Sept. 11, 2017.
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After spending a record amount of Norway’s oil wealth to prevent a recession, Prime Minister Erna Solberg became Norway’s first Conservative Party leader in more than 30 years to win re-election.
The 56-year-old, and the groups of lawmakers who support her, won a slender majority in the 169-member parliament, according to Norway’s election authority after voting ended in Oslo late on Monday. With 93 percent of the votes counted, the four parties supporting the outgoing center-right government were set to gain 88 seats.