Left-leaning Coalition Wins Norwegian General Election

Euronews: Norway's political left wins general election, early projections say

The left-wing opposition in Norway has won the country's general election, according to projections released as polls closed at 2100 CET on Monday.

Early results indicate the end of the centre-right government's eight-year rule under Prime Minister Erna Solberg, following a campaign dominated by the future of the oil industry.

If the results are accurate, she looks set to be ousted by a left-wing coalition headed by Jonas Gahr Støre, a millionaire ally of former prime minister and now NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg.

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