1997 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 14 and 15 September 1997. Prior to the election Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland of the Labour Party had issued the 36.9 ultimatum declaring that the government would step down unless it gained 36.9% of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland. Whilst Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36.9% threshold, gaining 35% of the vote.
Image: Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped)
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Image: Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norges statsminister, under presskonferens vid Nordiska radets session i Stockholm
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Thorbjørn Jagland is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001 and as the president of the Storting from 2005 to 2009.
Jagland in 2016
Jagland with president Barack Obama during the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
Jagland meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Strasbourg, 7 February 2019
