Environment Party The Greens Miljøpartiet De Grønne | |
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| Abbreviation | MDG |
| Leader | Arild Hermstad |
| Deputy Leader | Ingrid Liland |
| Deputy Leader | Jonas Maas Nilsen |
| Founded | 29 October 1988 (1988-10-29) |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Youth wing | Young Greens of Norway |
| Membership(2024) |  9,903[1] |
| Ideology | Green politics Pro-Europeanism Republicanism (Norwegian) |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Colours | Light Green (customary) Green (official) |
| Storting | 8 / 169 |
| County Councils | 36 / 574 |
| Municipal Councils | 157 / 9,344 |
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TheGreen Party (Bokmål:Miljøpartiet De Grønne,Nynorsk:Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne,lit. 'Environment Party The Greens',MDG;Northern Sami:Birasbellodat Ruonát) is acentre-left[2][3]green[4]political party inNorway. The party currently holds eight seats in theStorting and is represented inmunicipal andcounty councils, having attained 4.7% and 4.1% in2025 parliamentary election and2023 local elections respectively. Its 2025 result marks the first time the party surpassed the 4%electoral threshold required to qualify forleveling seats in the Storting, securing an all-time high of eight representatives.
Similar to its German role modelAlliance 90/The Greens, MDG representsgreen politics withsocial liberal features. It has been described as centre-left by academics and voters.[5][6] The party has historical roots partly in thenew left of the 1960s and 1970s, and partly in the broader environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which itself was highly diverse and attracted support from both the new left and environmentally-oriented liberals and conservatives who rallied around environmental issues. Over time the party has moved in a more centrist and socially liberal direction. MDG stands in a progressive tradition and also defines itself as anintersectional feminist party.[7][8] The party claims distance from the two dominant right-wing and left-wing political blocks, jointly denominated as "the fossil block".[9] The party has gradually moved closer toliberal internationalism over time, allowing for the use of military force when it can promote peace and human rights. MDG supportsNorwegian EU membership[10] andNATO membership, while also advocating for a focus onarms control and peaceful conflict resolution. The party's voters are among the most pro-EU, and MDG has been described as a party for "urban, liberal, moderately left-wing academics."[11]
The Green Party is a member of theEuropean Green Party and theGlobal Greens and was founded with theGerman Greens as its stated model.[12] It maintains close ties to other Green parties including the German Greens and theSwedish Greens. It is led byArild Hermstad.[13]
The process of forming a new national green party in Norway was initiated in December 1984, with the official launch in 1988.[14] Among the pioneers were the late philosopherArne Næss,[15] peace researcherJohan Galtung,[16] and the philosopherSigmund Kvaløy Setreng.
In the local elections between 1991 and 2009, the Green Party had six to eight representatives elected each time. In the national elections the party never exceeded 0.5% support.
Since 2005, the Greens have seen a significant membership rise, with the new members coming from a wide variety of other parties, including the seven established parliamentary parties.[17]
In themunicipal elections of 2011, the party saw its first local breakthrough, having garnered close to 22,000 votes on a national basis. Two years later, during the campaign for the2013 general election, the party saw a significant rise in support in the opinion polls. The Greens were widely expected to gain parliamentary representation to some extent.[18] In the election, the Greens gathered over 79,000 votes, making them the eighth biggest party in the country. This vote count translates to 2.8 percent of the vote.Rasmus Hansson, the party's top candidate fromOslo was elected to parliament, becoming the first ever Green MP.[19]
In the local elections of 2015 the Green Party overtook the 4% nationally for the first time in its history and got the third place in Oslo.
The party have stated their refusal to form a government with any parties that will continue to drill foroil in the North Sea.[20]
The party had its best result at the2021 parliamentary election, winning three seats in theStorting and falling just short of the 4% threshold for levelling seats. In2025, the party expanded even further, winning 4.7% of the vote and eight seats in the Storting.[21]
The Green Party is one of the global ecologist and environmentalist political parties and movements.[22] As a member of the pan-EuropeanEuropean Green Party, the Norwegian Greens subscribe to social progressivism and social justice.[23][24] The main focus of the party is environmental protection and ecological sustainability. The party seeks to introduce a tax on wasteful consumption, and to reorganise the food industry. The Greens have also pledged support for a reform in the agrarian industry, increasing the production of organic crops and strengthening the eco-friendly agricultural sector.[25]
The Green Party seeks to reduce the Norwegian petroleum extraction in order to counteract seriousclimate change. The proposal is to stop extraction by 2040.
The Green Party is also in favor ofthe replacement of the monarchy with a republican form of government.[26]
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| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10,136 | 0.4 | 0 / 165 | New |  9th | No seats |
| 1993 | 3,054 | 0.1 | 0 / 165 |  | 12th | No seats |
| 1997 | 5,884 | 0.2 | 0 / 165 | | 11th | No seats |
| 2001 | 3,785 | 0.2 | 0 / 165 | | 13th | No seats |
| 2005 | 3,652 | 0.1 | 0 / 169 | | 12th | No seats |
| 2009 | 9,286 | 0.3 | 0 / 169 | | 10th | No seats |
| 2013 | 79,152 | 2.8 | 1 / 169 | 1 | 8th | Opposition |
| 2017 | 94,427 | 3.2 | 1 / 169 | | 8th | Opposition |
| 2021 | 117,647 | 3.9 | 3 / 169 | 2 | 8th | Opposition |
| 2025 | 152,782 | 4.7 | 8 / 169 | 5 | 7th | External support |
| Election | Vote % | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3 0.4 | Municipal County |
| 1995 | 0.3 0.4 | Municipal County |
| 1999 | 0.3 0.4 | Municipal County |
| 2003 | 0.2 0.2 | Municipal County |
| 2007 | 0.3 0.6 | Municipal County |
| 2011 | 0.9 1.3 | Municipal County |
| 2015 | 4.2 5.0 | Municipal County |
| 2019 | 6.8 7.6 | Municipal County |
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I mine undersøkelser av partienes landsmøtedelegater (de som vedtar partiets politikk) kommer det frem at partiet i all hovedsak plasserer seg på «venstresiden» i norsk politikk.
Data fra Norsk medborgerpanel viser at velgerne plasserer partiet til venstre for sentrum.
