Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Norway is holding elections Monday as the government controlled by the center-left Labor party with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store faces a potential upset by the right-wing Progress Party led by Silvi Listhaug.
Store has been prime minister since 2021, and the finance minister is the popular Jens Stoltenberg. But this election cycle has been contentious with voters concerned about the cost of living, wealth taxes and investment in Israel.
Norway has 4 million voters and is a founding member of NATO but isn't a member of the European Union. It shares a small 122-mile land border with Russia.
Store, 65, is campaigning for a second term in office. He took over after eight years of conservative rule ended in 2021.
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