Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labor-led coalition narrowly won re-election in Norway, official results showed Tuesday. Benefiting from a splintered opposition, Stoltenberg's coalition became the first Norwegian government to survive an election in 16 years, according to a report of The Associated Press. With 99.9 percent of votes counted, Stoltenberg's three-party bloc had secured 86 seats to keep a slim majority in the 169-seat Parliament. The opposition won 83 seats, according to the initial count. A final tally was expected later this week. The 50-year-old prime minister stopped short of declaring victory as the race remained close late Monday, but said «it looks like we can continue» in power. Opposition leaders conceded they did not win enough votes to oust the government. «Everything suggests that ... Jens Stoltenberg and Labor have won the election,» said Siv Jensen, who heads the right-wing populist Progress Party.
