Changes

While in the government, the Progress Party took a relatively [[small government|small-government]] approach to health issues.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (May 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32236-tolerant-big-brother-let-people-drink-smoke-and-eat-red-meat-says-health-minister Tolerant Big Brother: Let People Drink, Smoke, and Eat Red Meat, Says Health Minister]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref>

While in the government, the Progress Party took a relatively [[small government|small-government]] approach to health issues.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (May 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32236-tolerant-big-brother-let-people-drink-smoke-and-eat-red-meat-says-health-minister Tolerant Big Brother: Let People Drink, Smoke, and Eat Red Meat, Says Health Minister]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref>

== Criticism ==

== Criticism from leftists ==

*''Populism.'' The party has since its founding been attacked for being "populist", which can explain the party's varying results in elections. Various politicians and scientists within political studies have agreed on this. Such criticism have, however, been most common from [[Martin Kolberg]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]) and [[Erik Solheim]] ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left]]), but also [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]] ([[Christian People's Party|Christian Democrat]]), Prime Minister 1997–2000 and 2001–2005.

*''Populism.'' The party has since its founding been attacked for being "populist", which can explain the party's varying results in elections. Various politicians and scientists within political studies have agreed on this. Such criticism have, however, been most common from [[Martin Kolberg]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]) and [[Erik Solheim]] ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left]]), but also [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]] ([[Christian People's Party|Christian Democrat]]), Prime Minister 1997–2000 and 2001–2005.