The Progress Party,
Fremskrittspartiet, (
Norway) emphasise primarily the need for lowered taxes and tougher immigration laws.In a country with barely 4.5 million people this party appeals to those who are concerned with immigration, in spite of the fact that the current immigration rate is far below the
EU average.
Despite strongly leading in the polls in December 2002, it has fallen behind the
Sosialistisk Venstreparti[?] and the
Det Norske Arbeiderparti. It is the most right-wing of the parties represented in the
Storting, the parliament, and is by many believed to be a populist party with no cohesive political agenda. The Progress Party has experienced several scandals due to members' collaboration with racist and neo-nazi groups.
See also: Politics of Norway