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Centre-right wins Norway election Norway election: Erna Solberg to form new government
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Norway's Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has admitted defeat in Monday's general election. Norwegian centre-right leader Erna Solberg is set to form a new government after Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg admitted election defeat.
The Conservatives and their allies have won a majority of the seats in parliament, according to official projections with most votes counted. Ms Solberg described her win as "a historic election victory for the right-wing parties".
Erna Solberg, who heads the Conservative Party, is widely expected to form a government with the anti-immigration Progress Party. Her Conservative Party is widely expected to form a government with the anti-immigration Progress Party.
It was the first election in Norway since Anders Breivik killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting in 2011.
With three quarters of the votes counted, the bloc of four centre-right parties had won 96 of 169 seats in parliament.
Mr Stoltenberg said he would step down after presenting the budget next month.Mr Stoltenberg said he would step down after presenting the budget next month.
"In accordance with Norwegian parliamentary tradition, I will seek the resignation of my government after the presentation of the national budget on October 14, when it's clear that there is a parliamentary basis for a new government," he said.
The Labour leader, prime minister since 2005, congratulated Ms Solberg.The Labour leader, prime minister since 2005, congratulated Ms Solberg.
He said his party tried "to do what almost no one has done, to win three elections in a row, but it turned out to be tough," AP reports. He said his party tried "to do what almost no-one has done, to win three elections in a row, but it turned out to be tough".
The Conservative leader told supporters in Oslo that the outcome was "a historic election victory for the right-wing parties," according to AFP. Ms Solberg, 52, will become Norway's second female prime minister and its first Conservative prime minister since 1990.
The vote was Norway's first general election since attacks by a far-right extremist killed 77 people at a Labour Party youth camp in 2011. She told supporters in Oslo: "Today the voters have produced a historic election victory for the right-wing parties. We will give this country a new government."
The perpetrator of those attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, had previously been a member of the Progress Party. Correspondents say at least the top two cabinet posts - and possibly the top three - are likely to be filled by women.
The vote was Norway's first general election since the attacks by Breivik - a far-right extremist - killed 77 people at a Labour Party youth camp in 2011.
Breivik had previously been a member of the Progress Party.