Red-Green Coalition (Norway)

The Red-Green Coalition is a coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour, the Socialist Left Party, and the Centre Party. It was established in 2005 to constitute a strong alternative to the current government.

Related Topics:
Norwegian - Parties - Labour - Socialist Left Party - Centre Party

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The coalition fared well in the 2005 parliamentary elections, winning a small plurality of seats, and seems set to form a majority government. However, the three parties taking part in the coalition have different views on several important issues http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1113909.ece, and it remains to be seen whether they can put their differences aside in order to reach a common platform.

Related Topics:
2005 parliamentary elections - Plurality

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The victory is a historical landmark for a number of reasons. The Labour Party has never been a member of a coalition government, except for a short interim at the end of World War II. The Socialist Left Party has never participated in any government, and historically they have not been very willing to cooperate with Labour. In addition, the Centre Party is co-operating with the left wing of Norwegian politics for the first time, having previously formed governments with both the Conservatives and the Christian Democrats on several occasions.

Related Topics:
Coalition government - World War II - Centre Party - Conservatives - Christian Democrats

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A good relationship between the leader of Labour, Jens Stoltenberg, and of the Socialist Party, Kristin Halvorsen, has been a major factor in order to form the alliance. Halvorsen is considered as more pragmatic and moderate than some of her old-guard comrades; the Socialist Party was established in the early 1960s as an ideological opponent to Labours foreign policy, and it was the main opponent to NATO membership. After the September 2005 election, some old members have criticised Halvorsen for being too benign towards Labour.

Related Topics:
Jens Stoltenberg - Kristin Halvorsen - Pragmatic - 1960s - NATO - September 2005 election

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Opponents of the Red-Green Coalition sometimes refer to this coalition by other names. Conservatives, the Christian Democrats, Liberals and the Progress party usually call it a socialist coalition, even though only one of the involved coalition partners calls itself socialist. Red Electoral Alliance, a revolutionary socialist party, feels that "red" is not a descriptive colour for this coalition and therefore uses "pale red". Similarly, The Green Party claims that these three parties do not deserve the green colour.

Related Topics:
Conservatives - Christian Democrats - Liberals - Progress party - Socialist - Red Electoral Alliance - The Green Party

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Image:Arbeiderpartiet-logo.png|Norwegian Labour Party

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Image:SV-logo.png|Socialist Left Party

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Image:Senterpartiet.png|Centre Party

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