(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Norway’s main opposition party has become more popular this month, according to a poll by Respons Analyse published in Aftenposten. 30.7 per cent of respondents would vote for the Progress Party (FrP) in the next federal election, up 5.9 points since May.

The governing Labour Party (DNA) is second with 26.4 per cent, followed by the Conservatives (H) with 17.8 per cent, the Socialist Left (SV) with 6.5 per cent, the Liberal Left (V) with 5.6 per cent, the Agrarians (Sp) with 5.3 per cent, and the Christian People (KrF) with 4.7 per cent.

In September 2005, Norwegian voters renewed the Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament). Final results gave the Red-Green alliance—encompassing Labour, the Socialist Left and the Agrarians—87 seats in the 169-member legislative branch. Labour leader Jens Stoltenberg—who held the highest office from March 2000 to October 2001—took over as prime minister for the second time.

Earlier this month, Labour secretary Martin Kolberg said a "vulgar over class" of wealthy business people is emerging in Norway, boosting the political chances of rightist parties such as the FrP. Ola Maele, a powerful investor and supporter of the opposition party, said Kolberg’s comments are "nothing more than a package of dirt aimed at hurting the supporters of the conservative parties."

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What party would you support in the next federal election?

Source: Respons Analyse / Aftenposten
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Norwegian voters, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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