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===In the government===
===In the government===
In 2013 the Progress party for the first time entered into a governing coalition, now with some anti-immigration elements rebranded as "populist," although its coalition partners, the [[Prime Minister]], academics, and the party itself reject the term. Anti-elitist may be a more fitting description. The party has a long history of opposition to the traditional establishment ruling elites of Norway on the grounds of high taxation. The governing coalition was re-elected in the 2017 parliamentary election, in which issues related to immigration, nationalism, and Euroskepticism played a large role;<ref name="Norway2017national">[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/09/norway-wrestles-with-national-values-immigration-eu-ties-in-election.html Norway wrestles with national values, immigration, EU ties in election]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref> this was the first time a right-of-center government was re-elected since 1985.<ref>Multiple references:
In 2013 the Progress party for the first time entered into a governing coalition, now with some anti-immigration elements rebranded as "populist," although its coalition partners, the [[Prime Minister]], academics, and the party itself reject the term. Anti-elitist may be a more fitting description. The party has a long history of opposition to the traditional establishment ruling elites of Norway on the grounds of high taxation. The governing coalition was re-elected in the 2017 parliamentary election, in which issues related to immigration, nationalism, and Euroskepticism played a large role;<ref name="Norway2017national">[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/09/norway-wrestles-with-national-values-immigration-eu-ties-in-election.html Norway wrestles with national values, immigration, EU ties in election]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref><ref name="EUtiesNorway">Eriksson, Aleksandra (September 5, 2017). [https://euobserver.com/nordic/138868 EU ties under pressure in run-up to Norway election]. ''EU Observer''. Retrieved September 30, 2017.</ref> this was the first time a right-of-center government was re-elected since 1985.<ref>Multiple references:
*Hale, Virginia (September 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/12/norway-populist-government-wins/ Norway’s ‘Populist’ Government Wins Historic Second Term]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
*Hale, Virginia (September 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/12/norway-populist-government-wins/ Norway’s ‘Populist’ Government Wins Historic Second Term]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
*[https://www.ft.com/content/abbd83f6-97a5-11e7-b83c-9588e51488a0 Norway successfully co-opts its populists]. ''Financial Times''. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
*[https://www.ft.com/content/abbd83f6-97a5-11e7-b83c-9588e51488a0 Norway successfully co-opts its populists]. ''Financial Times''. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.