Will Erna Solberg be the Nordic Merkel â winning a third term? Erna Solberg (l) with Angela Merkel, here pictured in 2015. Both are female leaders of centre-right parties, adept at winning elections (Photo: Norwegian PM account/Flickr) Brussels, Today, 07:20 The polls are not in Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg's favour - but she still thinks she has a 50-50 chance of winning a third term in September. "Just to give you a tip; don't start the interview by asking her about whether she will lose the election," the prime minister's press secretary tells EUobserver, minutes before Solberg was on the phone. She is tired of that question.