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Spy scandal soils Parliament’s leader May 21, 2021 UPDATED: The president of the Norwegian Parliament, Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, has been subject to scathing criticism after she made sure that an embarrassing report on Norway’s military intelligence agency was kept secret. She’s supposed to champion openness, but her double vote against declassifying the report helped keep the results of a probe into the agency’s role in the Frode Berg spying scandal under wraps. As president of the Nor...

Sylvi poised to take over Progress February 18, 2021 NEWS ANALYSIS: Just three years after being forced to resign as justice minister over some typically inflammatory remarks, Sylvi Listhaug has been tapped to succeed outgoing Progress Party leader Siv Jensen. Listhaug has a history of provoking or taunting those who challenge her, a trait Jensen now seems to view as important to revive voter support. Sylvi Listhaug (left) is now poised to take over as leader of Norway’s conservative Progre...