Norway goes to the polls on Monday after an unusually close-fought and polarised election dominated by the cost of living, wealth taxes, oil fund investment in Israel and relations with Donald Trump. View image in fullscreen The finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg, remains a popular figure in Norwegian politics. Photograph: Tom Little/ReutersShazia Majid, a journalist and commentator for the Norwegian newspaper VG, said this election has been “unexpectedly suspenseful” and significantly more polarised than usual. “There seems to be two duelling trends in Norwegian politics. Peter Egge Langsæther, an assistant political science professor at the University of Oslo, said Stoltenberg’s return to Norwegian politics last winter has proved critical for Labour.
