Conservative
Konservativt
AbbreviationK
LeaderErik Selle
Founded24 February 2011
Split fromChristian Democratic Party
HeadquartersArendal
Membership2,637 (2014)[1]
IdeologyChristian right[2]
Right-wing populism[3]
Social conservatism[4]
Economic liberalism[4]
Euroscepticism[5]
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Blue
Storting
0 / 169
County councils
1 / 728
Municipal Councils
14 / 10,781
Website
www.konservativt.no

Conservative (Bokmål: Konservativt, Nynorsk: Konservativt, K), formerly The Christians Party (Bokmål: Partiet De Kristne, Nynorsk: Partiet Dei Kristne, PDK)[1] is a right wing Christian conservative[2][6] populist political microparty[7][8] in Norway founded in 2011. The party leader is Erik Selle.

History

Founded as The Christians, the party was formed when the Christian Democratic Party abolished its requirement that its representatives profess the Christian faith.

The party participated in its first election for the 2011 local elections limited to the municipal council in Bømlo. They won 6.5% of the votes there, earning them two seats.[9]

In the 2013 parliamentary election, the party received 0.6% of the national vote (17,731 votes), winning no seats.[10]

In the 2015 local elections, the party won three municipal representatives in the election, one each in Bømlo, Vennesla and Karmøy.[11]

In the 2019 Norwegian local elections, the party improved on their previous results, with a total of 10 423 votes (0,4% total), giving them six municipal council members and their first even county council member in the Agder county elections.[12][13]

On 5 November 2022, the party congress decided to change the party's name to Conservative.[14]

Conservative has been described as the only "pro-Kremlin party" in Norway.[15] In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the party has been criticized for promoting Russian propaganda.[16]

The party leader Erik Selle has stated that the West carries "a great deal of the responsibility" for Russia´s attack on Ukraine, and he has suggested that Russia gets to keep the illegally annexed Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea.[17][18]

Ideology

The party considers its ideology to be built on Christian and "Judeo-Christian" values.[1] It profiles itself as anti-abortion, promotes the traditional family and opposition to same-sex marriage, maintains strong support for Israel, and supports economic liberalism.[4][19] Party leader Erik Selle has expressed admiration for what he sees as a spiritual and cultural "renaissance" of Christian values in Putin's Russia.[20]

Parliamentary elections

Date Votes Seats Position Size
# % ± pp # ±
2013 17,731 0.6% + 0.6
0 / 169
 Steady 10th
2017 8,700 0.3% - 0.3
0 / 169
 Steady 12th
2021 10,448 0.4% + 0.1
0 / 169
 Steady 12th

References

  1. ^ a b c "De Kristne jakter på rike onkler". Dagen. 03.06.2014.
  2. ^ a b "Partiet De Kristne". Store norske leksikon. 30.04.2014.
  3. ^ [1]. Dagen "Politisk samling i bånn".
  4. ^ a b c "De Kristne og valget". Dagen. 16.09.13.
  5. ^ "Partiet De Kristnes Handlingsprogram". Partiet De Kristne.
  6. ^ "De Kristne størst av minipartiene". VG. 10.09.2013.
  7. ^ "15 av partiene fikk bare 1,8 prosent av stemmene – til sammen". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  8. ^ "Får million-støtte fra staten". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  9. ^ Svendsen, Roy Hilmar; Svåsand, Maria Pile (21 April 2012). "Nå vil De Kristne innta Stortinget" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Valgresultat > Partier > De Kristne". Norsk rikskringkasting AS (in Norwegian). September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Start-smell for De Kristne". Vårt Land. 15.09.2015.
  12. ^ I Dag.no, 10.09.2019
  13. ^ VG.no Election Results, 10.09.19
  14. ^ "Pressemelding: Partiet De Kristne bytter navn til konservativt". dekristne.no. 5 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  15. ^ https://www.4freerussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Malign%20Influence%204_ENG.pdf
  16. ^ Selbekk, Vebjørn (2022-03-09). "De kristne Putin-forsvarerne". Dagen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  17. ^ Lillestøl, Stig Even (2024-01-12). "Erstatningsteologi, Jødehat, Islam, Kirken, Israel, Ukraina, Trump". inyheter.no - Nyheter og aktuelt - Innenriks og Utenriks. (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  18. ^ Rustad, Hans (2022-03-01). "Doc-TV LIVE: Tvisyn er mangelvare". Document (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  19. ^ "Våre hjertesaker". Partiet De Kristne.
  20. ^ "Christianity is African Religion, the West is Hedonism". Herland Report. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

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