Norwegian People's Party

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Norwegian People's Party
Norsk Folkeparti
LeaderOddbjørn Jonstad
FoundedDecember 1999
IdeologyNational conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
ColoursRed, Blue
Website
www.norskfolkeparti.no

The Norwegian People's Party (

Democrats
list instead. The NFP gained little support in these elections, and has not contested an election since.

History

The party was founded by Oddbjørn Jonstad, the former chairman of the Oppegård chapter of the Progress Party, who was suspended from the party following his proposal to put refugees and asylum seekers in state-owned camps, and to deny children of refugees from attending Norwegian schools.[1] He was still on top of the Progress Party electoral list for the 1999 local elections, but enough Progress Party voters had written him off the list so that he was not elected.[1] He was expelled from the party after the election, as he had worked to create a new party.[1] The NFP was founded in December 1999,[2] and Jonstad was chosen as the party's first leader at its national convention in Risør in August 2000.[3]

The party contested the

Democrats' list in Oppegård, as the NFP only had resources to contest the election in Rogaland.[7][8] The party did not contest the 2005 parliamentary election.[4]

In 2008, the party filed suit against the

Ali Farah;[9] in 2009, it reported various people to the police who had helped an Iranian who had lost her Norwegian residence permit back to Norway.[10]

Political profile

The foremost issue for the party is opposition to

Schengen agreement.[11][12] It also wants to limit public authority and bureaucracy "as much as possible," and to introduce binding referendums in "important questions".[12]

Parliamentary elections

Year Result # Result % Seats
2001 1,609 0.1% #16 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jonstad ekskludert fra Frp". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 17 September 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "- Kjøp sex". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 5 December 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Jonstad tilbake". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 22 August 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b Næss, Ragnhild Nordahl (15 August 2005). "Vanskelig valg for de små". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Norsk Folkeparti". Purehelp (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Hordaland fronter nasjonalistallianse". Bergens Tidende. 18 August 2000. p. 5.
  7. ^ Strøm, Kristin Lilletvedt (5 June 2003). "Jonstad med liste likevel". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Norsk Folkeparti skal bekjempe innvandring fra Rogaland". Utrop (in Norwegian). 21 May 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  9. ^ Kleve, Marie L. (25 October 2008). "Norsk Folkeparti politianmelder Ny Tid". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  10. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
     (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  11. ^ a b Østebø, Jone (20 May 2003). "Norsk Folkeparti stiller liste bare i Rogaland". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Partiprogram - 2009-2011". Norwegian People's Party (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2011.

External links

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