The Norway is governed by a multi-party system constituted of a multitude of more or less powerful groupings, which implies that no party can only reach the capacity. With this intention, the participation in a coalition is essential.

List Norwegian political parties by order of importance

Parties represented at the Parliament

• Det norske Arbeiderparti : workers party

• Høyre (“ right ”): conservative party
• Fremskrittspartiet (“ Left Progress ”): liberal right-hand side, populist nationalist.
• Sosialistisk Venstreparti : socialism antilibéral
• Kristelig Folkeparti (“ Left the Christians ”): party Christian-Democrat
• Senterpartiet : centrist party
• Venstre (“ Left ”): liberal left
• Kystpartiet : party of the littoral

Parties without parliamentary representation

• Demokratene : Christian party ultra-nationalist

• Norges Kommunistiske Left : Norwegian Communist party
• Miljøpartiet De Grønne (“ Left the environment and the Greens ”): ecologists
• Det Liberal Folkeparti (“ liberal Popular party ”): liberals
• Red
• Fedrelandspartiet (“ Left the fatherland ”): extreme-right-hand side

Parties now disappeared

• Norges Socialdemokratiske Arbeiderparti (“ social democrat Workers party of Norway ”): social democrat
• Rød Valgallianse (“ red Electoral alliance ”): extreme-left
• Arbeidernes Kommunistparti : Communist party of the workers

See too

• Political Norway

• of Norway
• International relations of Norway