By Ilker Girit
ISTANBUL (AA) – Norway’s center-right has emerged on top after Monday’s general election with 99.8 percent of the votes counted.
Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s party, which has been leading a coalition government since 2013, won 25.1 percent of the vote — 45 seats in the 169-seat parliament — while its Progress Party partners gained 15.3 percent — 28 seats — according to the Norwegian Directorate of Elections.
Although Solberg does not have an absolute majority, together with Progress party her coalition looks set for a return to power.
The Labour Party will be the biggest group in parliament, with 49 seats, but will remain the country’s main opposition for the next four years.
