Reuters: Norwegians vote in closely contested parliamentary election
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegians began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election whose outcome is too close to call, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s center-right government and the opposition center-left bloc running neck and neck.
Solberg’s Conservatives want to cut taxes if they win a fresh four-year mandate, while the center-left bloc led by Labour’s Jonas Gahr Stoere seeks tax hikes to pay for better public services.
The outcome could also impact Norway’s vital oil industry because to form a government either Solberg or Gahr Stoere is likely to depend on one or more parties that seek to impose limits on exploration in Arctic waters off Norway’s northern coast.
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