Changes

===Political Conditions===

===Political Conditions===

Norway's left-leaning government faced a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections.  Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labor government is under challenge by  Siv Jensen and her right-wing populist Progress Party, which has gained support by calling for lowering Norway's famously high taxes and tightening immigration rules. Debate centered on how to manage the Nordic welfare state's oil wealth.<ref>See Karl Ritter, [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_election "Norway election focused on oil wealth," ''AP'' Sept. 14, 2009] </ref>  

Norway's left-leaning government faced a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections.  Prime Minister [[Jens Stoltenberg]]'s Labor government is under challenge by  Siv Jensen and her right-wing populist Progress Party, which has gained support by calling for lowering Norway's famously high taxes and tightening immigration rules. Debate centered on how to manage the Nordic welfare state's oil wealth.<ref>See Karl Ritter, [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_election "Norway election focused on oil wealth," ''AP'' Sept. 14, 2009] </ref>