{"id":2201,"date":"2016-05-01T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2016-05-01T12:54:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T12:54:11","slug":"may-1st-and-norwegian-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/may-1st-and-norwegian-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"May 1st and Norwegian Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Mom deserves the same wage (as Dad).” From a 1. mai<\/strong> parade in Oslo. (Photo by GGAADD at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Liker du politikk? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>(Do you like politics?) Even though a lot of Norwegians, like people elsewhere,<\/span><\/span><\/span> synes politikk er kjedelig<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (think politics are boring), <\/span><\/span><\/span>f\u00f8rste mai<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (May 1st) is a day when many are eager to hit the street and voice their <\/span><\/span><\/span>mening<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (opinion). Traditionally known as <\/span><\/span><\/span>arbeidernes internasjonale kampdag<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (the <\/span><\/span><\/span>workers’ <\/span><\/span><\/span>international <\/span><\/span><\/span>struggle <\/span><\/span><\/span>day), <\/span><\/span><\/span>f\u00f8rste mai<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> remains a public holiday in Norway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit a Norwegian town or major village in the morning hours on <\/span><\/span><\/span>f\u00f8rste mai<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>, and you\u2019ll probably see a lot of people who <\/span><\/span><\/span>g\u00e5r i tog<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (march in a procession). It\u2019s like a warm-up for <\/span><\/span><\/span>17. mai<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>, the national day. But instead of wearing national costumes and showing their love for Norway, the marchers in <\/span><\/span><\/span>f\u00f8rste mai-toget<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> carry banners and slogans that showcase their viewpoints. Very often people march in groups, such as the nurses\u2019 organization marching together, or the <\/span><\/span><\/span>fagforening<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (trade union) of the industry workers showing off their smiles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After the march, there\u2019s very often a public gathering, maybe at a <\/span><\/span><\/span>kulturhus<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (culture house) or in a <\/span><\/span><\/span>park<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Politikere<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (politicians) and other persons, such as students, <\/span><\/span><\/span>holder tale<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (give a speech). The speech is often about <\/span><\/span><\/span>verdier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (values) and things that people would like to improve <\/span><\/span><\/span>i framtiden <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>(in the future). Even though many still connect <\/span><\/span><\/span>f\u00f8rste mai<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> with socialism, it\u2019s really a day for all political parties in Norway, and you also see a lot of right-wing <\/span><\/span><\/span>politikere<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> giving speeches.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Norwegian PM Erna Solberg is from the H\u00f8yre party. (Wikimedia Commons, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Norge er et demokrati<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Norway is a democracy) with a lot of <\/span><\/span><\/span>politiske partier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (political parties), so it can often be confusing! Here are the parties present at <\/span><\/span><\/span>Stortinget<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> (the parliament), from \u201dleft\u201d to \u201dright\u201d: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sosialistisk Venstreparti, Arbeiderpartiet, Milj\u00f8partiet De Gr\u00f8nne, Senterpartiet, Kristelig Folkeparti, Venstre, H\u00f8yre <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Fremskrittspartiet<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>SV<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> is \u201dsocialist\u201d, while <\/span><\/span><\/span>AP <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013 who\u2019s run Norway more than any other party \u2013 is \u201dsocial-democratic\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span>V, H<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>FrP<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> are \u201dright-wing\u201d (conservative and\/or liberal). The other parties are somewhere in-between. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, the country is run by the parties <\/span><\/span><\/span>H\u00f8yre <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> Fremskrittspartiet<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>. The PM is Erna Solberg from <\/span><\/span><\/span>H\u00f8yre<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God f\u00f8rste mai! <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>(Happy May 1<\/span><\/span><\/span>st<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>!) \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Liker du politikk? (Do you like politics?) Even though a lot of Norwegians, like people elsewhere, synes politikk er kjedelig (think politics are boring), f\u00f8rste mai (May 1st) is a day when many are eager to hit the street and voice their mening (opinion). Traditionally known as arbeidernes internasjonale kampdag (the workers’ international struggle day)…<\/p>\n

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