Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
The Christian Democratic Party (Bokmål: Kristelig Folkeparti, Nynorsk: Kristeleg Folkeparti, Northern Sami: Risttalaš Álbmotbellodat, lit. 'Christian People's Party', KrF) is a Christian-democratic[5][6][7][8] political party in Norway founded in 1933. The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). It currently holds three seats in the Parliament, having won 3.8% of the vote in the 2021 parliamentary election. The current leader of the party is Olaug Bollestad.
Christian People's Party Kristelig Folkeparti | |
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| Abbreviation | KrF |
| Leader | Olaug Bollestad[1] |
| Founded | 4 September 1933 |
| Headquarters | Øvre Slottsgate 18–20 0154 Oslo |
| Youth wing | Young Christian Democrats |
| Membership (2019) |  19,952[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Religion | Church of Norway |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (observer) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Red Cream |
| Storting | 3 / 169 |
| County Councils[3] | 46 / 728 |
| Municipal / City Councils[4] | 621 / 10,781 |
| Sami Parliament | 0 / 39 |
| Website | |
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The Christian Democrats' leader from 1983 to 1995, Kjell Magne Bondevik, was one of the most prominent political figures in modern Norway, serving as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2005. Under the old leadership of Bondevik and Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, the party was to some extent radicalized and moved towards the left. Due largely to their poor showing in the 2009 elections, the party has seen a conflict between its conservative and liberal wings.[9] Until 2019 the leader was Knut Arild Hareide, who led the party into a more liberal direction as part of a "renewal" process,[10][11] and introduced climate change and environmentalism as the party's most important issues.[12]