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==== Vote of no confidence against Willoch's government ====

==== Vote of no confidence against Willoch's government ====

The Progress Party supported (but wasn't a part of) the right-wing government led by [[Kåre Willoch]] ([[The Conservative Party (Norway)|C]]), but was the reason that the government had to leave its offices when the Progress Party opposed the government's suggested increasement of petroleum prices, and then the government failed a vote of confidence in 1986. Carl I. Hagen wrote that he really regret what he led the party to do, one of reasons was that the Government of Norway was mainly ruled by [[Labour Party (Norway)|the Labour Party]] until 1997, with a short break of a right-wing government with [[Jan P. Syse]] (C) as Prime Minister in 1989–1990. The party was too weak in the mid-90's to end [[Gro Harlem Brundtland|Brundtland]]'s rule any earlier.

The Progress Party supported (but wasn't a part of) the right-wing government led by [[Kåre Willoch]] ([[The Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]]), but was the reason that the government had to leave its offices when the Progress Party opposed the government's suggested increasement of petroleum prices, and then the government failed a vote of confidence in 1986. Carl I. Hagen wrote that he really regret what he led the party to do, one of reasons was that the Government of Norway was mainly ruled by [[Labour Party (Norway)|the Labour Party]] until 1997, with a short break of a right-wing government with [[Jan P. Syse]] (Conservative) as Prime Minister in 1989–1990. The party was too weak in the mid-90's to end [[Gro Harlem Brundtland|Brundtland]]'s rule any earlier.

=== New party chairman ===

=== New party chairman ===

[[Siv Jensen]] was elected chairman of the Progress Party in 2006, after Hagen's 22 years of leadership. Jensen failed to be given ''chairwoman'' or ''leader'' as title, and had to continue as ''chairman''. The Progress Party hasn't, despite its popularity, never been in government position, which led to Jensen demanding that the party won't support any government after the election in 2009, without being a part of this. The demand has pushed the other right-wing parties to include the Progress Party in any new government; [[Lars Sponheim]] ([[The Liberal Party (Norway)|L]]) has denied a cooperation, and [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|the Christian Democrats]] have not given any answer. The Conservative Party has stated that the party will work for a unifying right-wing government in 2009, including all right-wing parties.   

[[Siv Jensen]] was elected chairman of the Progress Party in 2006, after Hagen's 22 years of leadership. Jensen failed to be given ''chairwoman'' or ''leader'' as title, and had to continue as ''chairman''. The Progress Party hasn't, despite its popularity, never been in government position, which led to Jensen demanding that the party won't support any government after the election in 2009, without being a part of this. The demand has pushed the other right-wing parties to include the Progress Party in any new government; [[Lars Sponheim]] ([[The Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal]]) has denied a cooperation, and [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|the Christian Democrats]] have not given any answer. The Conservative Party has stated that the party will work for a unifying right-wing government in 2009, including all right-wing parties.   

== Criticism ==

== Criticism ==

*''Populism.'' The party has since its founding been attacked for being populistic, 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)|LP]]) and [[Erik Solheim]] ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SLP]]), but also [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]] ([[Christian Democratic Party|CDP]]), Prime Minister 1997–2000 and 2001–2005.

*''Populism.'' The party has since its founding been attacked for being populistic, 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 Democratic Party|Christian Democrat]]), Prime Minister 1997–2000 and 2001–2005.

== See also ==

== See also ==