The Progress Party was founded as ''Anders Lange's Party For Heavy Reduction Of Governmental Power And Taxations'', more common ''Anders Lange's Party'' (ALP), in 1973 by [[Anders Lange]]. The party was a protest party, but gained support from a political stance that wasn't already fully covered by [[The Conservative Party (Norway)|The Conservative Party]]. The party fell under critisism of supporting [[Front National de Liberté]] (FNL) in [[Vietnam]], and the [[apartheid]] regime in [[South Africa]]. Anders Lange's Party came into the [[Stortinget|Storting]] already in 1973 (with 4 mandates), giving the etablished parties a real shock.
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The Progress Party was founded as ''Anders Lange's Party For Heavy Reduction Of Governmental Power And Taxations'', more common ''Anders Lange's Party'' (ALP), in 1973 by [[Anders Lange]]. The party was a protest party, but gained support from a political stance that wasn't already fully covered by [[The Conservative Party (Norway)|The Conservative Party]]. The party fell under criticism of supporting [[Front National de Liberté]] (FNL) in [[Vietnam]], and the [[apartheid]] regime in [[South Africa]]. Anders Lange's Party came into the [[Stortinget|Storting]] already in 1973 (with 4 mandates), giving the etablished parties a real shock.