THE NORWEGIAN PARLIMENTARY ELECTION OF 1985
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 79-83
ISSN: 0261-3794
IN THE SUMMER OF 1983 THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY AND THE CENTRE PARTY IN NORWAY JOINED THE CABINET TO CREATE A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT OF THE THREE MAJOR BOURGEOIS PARTIES. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY BOTH BEFORE AND DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF TELEVISION DEBATES, AND ROLES IN THE CAMPAIGN PLAYED BY REGIONALISM AND BY THE INTEREST ORGANIZATION IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR, WHICH PROVIDED AN ABUNDANCE OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE DEMANDS OF THE SOCIALIST PARTIES. THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION REFLECT A CONTEXT BETWEEN CENTRE AND PERIPHERY.