Editing Politics of Norway (section)

===Cabinet 2013–2021===
In the 2013 election, the incumbent [[Red–green coalition (Norway)|red–green coalition]] government obtained 72 seats and lost its majority. The election ended with a victory for the four opposition non-socialist parties, winning a total of 96 seats out of 169 (85 needed for a majority).<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway election: Conservative Erna Solberg triumphs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24014551 |work=BBC News |date=10 September 2013}}</ref> Following convention, Stoltenberg's government resigned and handed over power in October 2013. The Labour Party, however, remained the largest party in parliament with 30.8% of the popular vote. The [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] also lost ground, but nevertheless participates in the new cabinet led by Conservative Prime Minister [[Erna Solberg]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Government announced |url=https://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/About-the-Storting/News-archive/Front-page-news/2013-2014/New-Government-announced/ |work=Stortinget |date=18 October 2013 |language=en}}</ref> Among the smaller parties, the centrist [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Peoples Party]] hold the [[Balance of power (parliament)|balance of power]]. Both campaigned on a change in government. On 30 September the two smaller parties announced that they would support a minority coalition of the Conservative and Progress parties, but they would not take seats in the cabinet themselves. The new Erna Solberg government was [[2017 Norwegian parliamentary election|re-elected]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway election: Ruling Conservatives claim second term |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41234901 |work=BBC News |date=12 September 2017}}</ref> In January 2020, right-wing Progress Party left the government. Prime Minister Erna Solberg continued with a minority government consisting of three coalition partners — her own Conservatives, the centrist Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway party quits government in 'jihadist-wife' row |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51174550 |work=BBC News |date=20 January 2020}}</ref>