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Norwegian Labour party moves to form government
Friday, 10 March 2000 20:22
Norway's Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg has said that he will try to form a new government. The move follows the resignation of the Christian Democrat led government of Kjell Magne Bondevik in an environmental dispute. Speaking after a meeting with King Harald at the royal palace in Oslo, Mr Stoltenberg said that he hoped a new government could be in place sometime next week. Labour is the biggest party with 65 of the 165 seats in parliament.
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