Politics of Norway

Politics of Norway Norges politiske system (Norwegian Bokmål) Noregs politiske system (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Coat of arms of Norway
Polity type	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Norway
Legislative branch
Name	Storting
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	Storting building
Presiding officer	Masud Gharahkhani, President of the Storting
Executive branch
Head of state
Title	Monarch
Currently	Harald V
Appointer	Hereditary
Head of government
Title	Prime Minister
Currently	Jonas Gahr Støre
Appointer	Monarch
Cabinet
Name	Council of State
Current cabinet	Støre's Cabinet
Leader	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch
Headquarters	Government Quarter
Ministries	17
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary of Norway
Supreme Court
Chief judge	Toril Marie Øie

Politics of Norway
Constitution
Monarchy King Harald V Crown Prince Haakon
Government Council of State (current cabinet) Prime Minister (list) Jonas Gahr Støre List of governments
Parliament Storting President: Masud Gharahkhani Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman Political parties Politicians
Recent elections Parliamentary: 2021 2017 2013 2009 Local: 2023 2019 2015 2011
Local government Administrative divisions Counties (Fylker) Municipalities (Kommuner) Sámi Parliament
Foreign relations European Union relations Membership of International organizations
Norway portal Other countries
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The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State, the cabinet, led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the legislature, the Storting, elected within a multi-party system. The judiciary is independent of the executive branch and the legislature.

The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Norway a "full democracy" in 2022.^{[1][needs update]} According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Norway was 2023 the second most electoral democratic country in the world.^[2] Reporters Without Borders ranked Norway 1st in the world in the 2019 Press Freedom Index.^[3] Freedom House's 2020 Freedom in the World report classified Norway as "free", scoring maximum points in the categories of "political rights" and "civil liberties".^[4]