| Demokratene Democrats |
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| Leader | Vidar Kleppe |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Website | Demokratene |
| See also the politics of Norway series | |
Democrats (Norwegian: Demokratene) is a right-wing, nationalistic political party in Norway. Vidar Kleppe (born September 16, 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Politics of Norway takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Constitutional monarchy. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The party is led by Vidar Kleppe, a former member of parliament for the Progress Party. Vidar Kleppe (born September 16, 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician The Progress Party ( Bokmål: Fremskrittspartiet, Nynorsk: Framstegspartiet, Norwegian abbreviation FrP is a Norwegian The main issues for the party are anti-immigration, law and order and reduction of taxes. Nativism is an Opposition to immigration which originated in United States politics with roots in the country's historic role as a Melting pot. The party's values are based on Christianity and Norwegian heritage. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
The party has no representation in legislature, Storting, though it has eight members of seven municipal councils and one representation in a county council (Vest-Agder), as of the 2003 elections. The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Municipal council (Kommunestyre is the highest governing body of the Municipality in Norway. County council (Fylkesting is the highest governing body of the county municipality in Norway.
The party stepped up its activity with the aim of gaining a foothold in the Storting at the elections of September 12, 2005. The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amongst its more well-known candidates for the election were Gry Jannicke Jarlum, who briefly achieved fame in Norway in the early 1980s as a pop singer (and now goes by the name of J-Diva), and Ole Klemetsen, who gained some success in the Light heavyweight division of boxing. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Ole Klemetsen (born August 30, 1971 in Stavanger Norway) is a retired Norwegian boxer in the Light Heavyweight division In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Despite running a high profile campaign, Demokratene failed to make any breakthrough in the 2005 parliamentary election, capturing a hugely disappointing 2,706 votes (a share of 0. Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. 1%). With the main right wing vote going to the Progress Party, Demokratene were left without a support base and so failed to win any representation.