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There is a disconnect between the Norwegian version of this article and the English one in that this one uses the term Prime Minister and in the Norwegian one uses Minster President (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister-president#Norway) , while there may be semantics in regards to that they both describe the same function, there is an important historical and moral issue, in so much that he never used the Norwegian term for Prime Minister "Statsminister" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statsminister) and instead was titled Minister President, which means he is not recognized as a "Statsminister" in Norway, both since he was convicted for treason and also in that his regime is not given official sanction by the King. What I am driving at is that in the English version of this article one can be given the impression he was legally a Prime Minister of Norway, something he never was, that he was it de facto does not mean he should be given a that distinction, after all this is an encyclopedia based on facts and sometimes the facts are in the details, and in my mind it is an important distinction. Also since the government in exile lead by Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold, was still working and also empowered by Parliament "Stortinget" to act in its stead, one can make the argument that the info box on Qusiling is misleading in so much that Nygaardsvold was never succeeded by Quisling nor did Nygaardsvold succeed Quisling after the war, as Norwegian Prime minister. If I may bring your attention to the English version article on Nygaardsvold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Nygaardsvold), it does not list Quisling as a Prime minister and only shows Nygaardsvold as sole Prime Minister throughout the war period. If nothing else, we should endeavor to make Wikipedia internally consistent and not have articles contradict each other. I would like to ask the editors of this article to consider correcting this oversight and ammend the article as needed.0331marine (talk)06:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As of 04/28/2024, Quisling is still listed in the info box as if he had legitimately served as prime minister of Norway in between two terms whenJohan Nygaardsvold held that office.0331marine makes what seems like a valid point that the legitimate Norwegian government remained intact underKing Haakon in exile and that Nygaardsvold's term as legitimate PM of Norway was continuous.
"In May, Quisling was shattered by the death of his mother Anna, as the two had been particularly close."
This has no source listed, is emotionally hyperbolic and seems intended to humanize a traitor and racist. Fine words for a slanted biography, but hardly for an encyclopedia.47.201.244.234 (talk)15:06, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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