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== Prime Minister (2005-2013)==
== Prime Minister (2005-2013)==
{{See also|Libyan war}}
Stoltenberg's left-leaning government narrowly defeated a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections. The Labor government came 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>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>
Stoltenberg's left-leaning government narrowly defeated a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections. The Labor government came 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>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>