Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre lost the elcetion on Monday, despite more votes going to red-green parties. In both 2005 and 2009, the conservative parties won the popular vote but lost the election, writes NRK. “Sometimes one side benefits from the Norwegian election system, sometimes the other does. The professor added it was crucial that the election system was considered fair by voters, and that it should be well understood. “And on that point, our election system is perhaps not the best,” he said.

Source: The Local September 12, 2017 07:18 UTC