Some Norwegian MPs favor abolishing monarchy in annual debates on constitutional reform

By OSKAR AANMOEN, 31 January 2019
Prime Minister Solberg gives the king the speech of the throne. (photo credit: Oskar Aanmoen)
Prime Minister Solberg gives the king the speech of the throne. (photo credit: Oskar Aanmoen)
On Tuesday, 36 of the 169 representatives in Norway’s parliament voted in favour of replacing the country’s monarchy with a republic. It was part of the annual process considering proposals to change the Norwegian constitution. But this vote on whether to retain King Harald and his family isn’t a new thing – every year since 1972 the Socialist Left Party, SV, puts forward a motion on the abolition of the monarchy during the debates on the constitution.
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