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Centre Party (Norway)
Centrist and agrarian political party in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Centre Party (Norwegian: Senterpartiet, Sp; Northern Sami: Guovddášbellodat), formerly the Farmer's Party[nb 1] (Norwegian: Bondepartiet, Bp), is an agrarian political party in Norway.[5]
Centre Party Senterpartiet | |
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Abbreviation | Sp |
Leader | Trygve Slagsvold Vedum |
Parliamentary leader | Marit Arnstad |
Founded | 19 May 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-19) |
Headquarters | Akersgata 35, Oslo |
Youth wing | Centre Youth |
Membership (2017) | ![]() |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre |
Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
Colours | Green |
Slogan | "Nær folk" ("Close to people") |
Storting | 28 / 169 |
County Councils | 106 / 574 |
Municipal Councils[2] | 1,274 / 9,344 |
Sami Parliament | 3 / 39 |
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Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum,[6] it advocates for economic nationalist and protectionist policy to protect Norwegian farmers with toll tariffs,[7] and it supports decentralisation.[7] It was founded in 1920 as the Farmers' Party[nb 1] (Norwegian: Bondepartiet, Bp) and from its founding until 2000, the Centre Party joined only governments not led by the Labour Party, although it had previously supported a Labour government in the 1930s.[8] This turned around in 2005, when the party joined the red–green coalition government led by the Labour Party. Governments headed by prime ministers from the party include the short-lived Kolstad and Hundseid's Cabinet between 1931 and 1933 and the longer-lasting Borten's Cabinet from 1965 until 1971.
The Centre Party has maintained a strong stance against Norwegian membership in the European Union,[9] successfully campaigning against Norwegian membership in both the 1972 and 1994 referendums, during which time the party saw record-high election results. Subsequently, the party proposed Norway's withdrawal from the European Economic Area and the Schengen Agreement.[9] In 2017, party deputy leader Ola Borten Moe declared nationalism to be a "positive force".[10]