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72-406: 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 to some extent moved in a more liberal or left-wing direction. Due largely to their poor showing in the 2009 elections ,

144-562: A " 68'er ", and that he was "influenced by the radical wind of the time". While he remained in the movement of Young Christian Democrats (Norway, KrFU) , he claims to have "radicalized the organization to great despair in the party". He has also said that he would likely rather have "oriented" himself towards the Socialist People's Party , had his radicalization of the Christian Democratic Party not gone through. Representing

216-422: A "red" or a "blue" government coalition with party leader Knut Arild Hareide favouring a centre-left government with Labour and Centre parties, and deputy leaders Olaug Bollestad and Kjell Ingolf Ropstad wanting to join the existing right-leaning cabinet of Erna Solberg . The delegates decided with a narrow majority of eight votes to join the existing Solberg's Cabinet with Conservatives , Liberals and

288-549: A cash payment of 704,000 NOK from the government of Bahrain in an e-mail, with Bondevik as one of the carbon-copied (CC) recipients. "A month later, Bondevik and Sheikh handed out an 'honorary prize' to representatives of Bahrain's prime minister," the newspaper wrote. Bondevik was awarded the Grand Cross of St. Olav in 2004, the first sitting Norwegian Prime Minister to receive the Order of St. Olav in 80 years. The award happened due to

360-641: A change in the Statutes of the Order with automatic awards to the prime minister and Ministers of the Government that stirred some debate and criticism. With the succeeding Stoltenberg Government , the practice was halted. He is a full member of the Club de Madrid , a group of former leaders of democratic states that works to strengthen democratic governance and leadership. Bondevik is an Honorary Member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation . In 2009, Bondevik

432-472: A climate-neutral Norway by 2050. They have addressed the need for restructuring in the Norwegian petroleum industry and want to end oil and gas exploration in new areas. Protection of the vulnerable areas of Lofoten , Vesterålen and Senja from oil drilling, has been an important matter for the Christian Democratic Party. After the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election , Knut Arild Hareide , party leader at

504-674: A coalition government failed because of disagreement over the abortion issue. However, this issue was later toned down, and from 1983 to 1986 and 1989 to 1990, the Christian Democrats were part of coalitions with the Conservative Party and the Centre Party. In 1997, the Christian Democrats received 13.7% of the votes, and got 25 seats in the Storting. Kjell Magne Bondevik served as prime minister between 1997 and 2000, in coalition with

576-612: A common list with the Liberal Party in Bergen , and succeeded in electing two representatives from Hordaland with 20.9% of the local votes. In 1945, at the first elections after the Nazi occupation of Norway, the party was organised on a nationwide basis, and won 8 seats. The Christian Democrats became part of a short-lived non-socialist coalition government along with the Conservative Party ,

648-509: A confidence vote by the NDP and Greens. The agreement, which was intended to remain in effect until the next fixed election in October 2021, was ended early when premier John Horgan requested the lieutenant governor call a snap election in 2020 . On 2 November 2018 (less than two months after the 2018 New Brunswick general election ) the legislative assembly voted 25-23 for a motion, introduced by

720-686: A confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberal Party , in a deal which became known as the Lib-Lab Pact . In return, the Labour Party agreed to modest policy concessions for the Liberal Party. In the aftermath of the 2017 general election which left Theresa May 's Conservative Party without a majority, a confidence-and-supply agreement was agreed with the Democratic Unionist Party . Confidence and supply deals are more frequent in

792-666: A confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberal government. In November 2008, the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) reached an agreement to form a minority coalition government, with the Bloc Québécois having signed a confidence agreement to support the proposed coalition. However, the proposed coalition and confidence agreement fell apart in January 2009, as a result of an ensuing parliamentary dispute . In 2022,

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864-472: A diplomatic visit to Iran he had made in 2014. In 2022, it was revealed that Bondevik had published a glowing appraisal of Kazakhstan in the Norwegian daily newspaper Vårt Land after receiving cash payments from the government of Kazakhstan. Earlier, in 2021, the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet had revealed that one of Bondevik's colleagues, the Conservative Party politician Aamir J. Sheikh, had requested

936-593: A few months into the 44th Canadian Parliament , the NDP agreed to a confidence-and-supply agreement with the governing Liberal Party, to continue the Liberal minority government . The deal was intended to keep the minority Liberal government in power until 2025, with the NDP agreeing to support the government on confidence motions and budget votes. In exchange, the Liberal government pledged to advance work on key NDP policy priorities on dental care, pharmaceutical drugs, and affordable childcare. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced

1008-580: A larger amount of refugees from Syria. The Christian Democratic Party describes climate change and global warming as one of humanity's greatest challenges. They base their climate policy on climate research and the UN's sustainability goals . The Christian Democratic Party support international climate goals and climate agreements, like the Paris agreement . They want to cut Norwegian emissions of carbon by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, and they aim for

1080-403: A motion of no confidence pass, the government will usually either resign and allow other politicians to form a new government, or call an election. Most parliamentary democracies require an annual state budget, an appropriation bill , also called supply bill, or occasional financial measures to be passed by parliament in order for a government to pay its way and enact its policies. The failure of

1152-504: A parliamentary commuter home, resigned from the cabinet and as party leader on 24 September and Olaug Bollestad assumed leadership of the party. The Christian Democratic Party has been described as centrist and centre-right . The party holds European Christian democratic positions, including family values . While founded on the basis of advocating moral-cultural Christian issues, the party has broadened its political profile over time, although Christian values remain its core distinction. It

1224-417: A popular figure in the religious community, to be nominated as a candidate for the Liberal Party , for the parliamentary elections in 1933. In reaction to this, Kristelig Folkeparti was set up, with Lavik as their top candidate in the county of Hordaland . He succeeded in being elected to Stortinget , the Norwegian parliament. No other counties were contested. At the next elections, in 1936, the party also ran

1296-447: A supply bill is in effect the same as the failure of a confidence motion. In early modern England, the withholding of funds was one of Parliament 's few ways of controlling the monarch . The Australian Labor Party Gillard government formed a minority government in the hung parliament elected at the 2010 federal election resulting from a confidence-and-supply agreement with three independent MPs and one Green MP. Following

1368-531: Is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . As leader of the Christian Democratic Party , he served as the 33rd prime minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him, after Erna Solberg , Norway's second longest serving non- Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights . Bondevik

1440-468: Is considered an overall centrist party, combining socially conservative views with more left-leaning economic positions. As a party centred on Christian values, the party draws support from the Christian population. Their policies that support Christian values and oppose same-sex marriage appeal to the more conservative, religious base. Geographically, the Christian Democrats enjoy their strongest support in

1512-455: Is generally socially conservative . The party opposes euthanasia and abortion , except in cases of rape or when the mother's life is at risk . The party supports accessibility to contraception as a way of lowering abortion rates. KrF wishes to ban research on human foetuses and has expressed scepticism of proposals to liberalise biotechnology laws in Norway. Bondevik's second government made

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1584-557: The 2014 election, National re-entered confidence-and-supply agreements with United Future, the ACT Party, and the Māori Party. In 2017, despite National winning more votes than Labour in the election, New Zealand First chose to enter coalition with Labour to help them change the government, with support on confidence and supply from the left-wing Green Party . Between 1977 and 1978, Jim Callaghan's Labour Party stayed in power thanks to

1656-599: The 2023 New South Wales state election , the Labor opposition reached 45 out of 47 seats required for a majority. Independent MLAs, Alex Greenwich , Greg Piper , and Joe McGirr entered into a confidence-and-supply agreement with the Labor government. Following the 2024 Tasmanian state election , the incumbent Liberal government reached 14 out of 18 seats required for a majority. The Jacqui Lambie Network , along with Independent MHAs, David O'Byrne and Kristie Johnston entered into

1728-698: The Andreotti III Cabinet was formed in 1976 with a confidence and supply agreement between the Christian Democrats and the Italian Communist Party , referred to as "the historic compromise" ( Italian : il compromesso storico ), in which the Communist Party agreed not to vote against the government during confidence votes. The Dini Cabinet , formed in 1995, and the Monti Cabinet , formed in 2011, were technocratic governments which relied on

1800-527: The COVID-19 pandemic . This is the first such agreement signed to ensure bipartisan cooperation . In New Zealand, confidence and supply arrangements are common due to the MMP system used in the country. The parties providing confidence and supply have a more prominent role than in other countries, with MPs from the support parties often being appointed to ministerial portfolios outside of Cabinet. New Zealand codified

1872-454: The Christian Democratic Party , the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party , which took office on 19 October 2001. The second Bondevik government carried out reforms and left a booming economy; however, Bondevik was defeated in the 2005 parliamentary election , with 81 seats obtained for Bondevik's coalition and its supporters to the opposition Red-Green Coalition 's 88. Bondevik announced his retirement from national-level politics at

1944-597: The Crisis Management Initiative in Helsinki . On 31 October 2006, he published his memoir, called Et liv i spenning ( A life of excitement and tension ). On 31 January 2017, he was the first high-ranking politician from another country detained and questioned in the United States as a result of President Donald Trump 's executive orders banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations, because of

2016-500: The Moria refugee camp on Lesbos , Greece . They have also criticized what they believe is an unfair distribution of refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war due to the fact that Syria's neighbouring countries ( Turkey , Jordan and Lebanon ) have received a higher number of refugees than many European countries. Therefore, they want Norway, and western European countries at large, to retrieve

2088-572: The Progress Party . In January 2019, after successful negotiations with the coalition parties the Christian Democrats eventually joined the government and Hareide resigned as party leader. In April 2019, 33-year-old Minister of Children and Family Kjell Ingolf Ropstad was elected new party leader. The Christian Democrats failed to pass the 4% election threshold for leveling seats in the 2021 election and won only three seats in parliament. The party leader Ropstad, facing controversy over his use of

2160-550: The Progressive Conservatives , to amend the throne speech to declare no confidence in the government. Subsequently, Premier Brian Gallant indicated his intention to resign the premiership and recommend to the lieutenant governor that PC leader Blaine Higgs be given the mandate to form a minority government: "I will go see the lieutenant-governor at her earliest convenience to inform her that I will be resigning as premier, and I will humbly suggest to her honour to allow

2232-401: The cabinet and ministerial roles , and are generally expected to hold the government whip on passing legislation. In most parliamentary democracies, members of a parliament can propose a motion of confidence or of no confidence in the government or executive. The results of such motions show how much support the government currently has in parliament. Should a motion of confidence fail, or

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2304-429: The 1998 election, leaving clear control to the opposition, a so-called "Twisted Diet" . The Hashimoto Cabinet resigned to give way for a new cabinet led by prime minister Keizō Ōbuchi which entered formal negotiations with other parties to form a coalition government by January 1999 (First Reshuffled Obuchi Cabinet). There is another implicit form of cooperation where (usually very small) parties which are not part of

2376-472: The 2013 convention the rule was modified. The new rules require that representatives work for Christian values but do not require them to declare a Christian faith. This latter point was considered the "last drop" for some conservative elements of the party, who as a result broke away and founded The Christians Party . It has been claimed that KrF have lost votes to the Christians. The Christian Democratic Party

2448-471: The 2017 election, the party got only 4.2% and did not sign a new agreement, but got a politically strategic position as the conservative minority government mainly depended on their votes to get a majority. In late 2018, the Christian Democrats were split over the question of a potential government participation and the future direction of the party. At a party meeting in early November 2018, the delegates were asked whether to stay in opposition or to join either

2520-703: The Christian Democratic Party, Bondevik was a member of the Storting (Parliament) from 1973 to 2005. He was his party's parliamentary leader in the periods of 1981–1983, 1986–1989, 1993–1997, 1997, and 2000–2001, and party leader from 1983 to 1995. In this position, he was succeeded by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland . He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jan P. Syse 's government of 1989–1990, Minister of Church and Education in Kåre Willoch 's government 1983–1986, also Prime Minister Willoch's deputy 1985–1986, and state secretary at

2592-605: The Congress Party from 2004 to 2008, but later withdrew support after the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement . After the 2016 general election , a minority government was formed by Fine Gael and some independents, with confidence and supply ( Irish : muinín agus soláthar ) support from Fianna Fáil in return for a published set of policy commitments from the government. Fianna Fáil abstained on confidence and supply votes, but reserved

2664-627: The EEA funds. We want to support a policy that protects diversity and freedom." The party maintains neutrality on the issue of gay clergy, calling that an issue for the Church. In foreign policy , the party marks itself as a supporter of NATO and the European Economic Area (EEA) but they oppose Norwegian membership in the European Union (EU). The party supports Norway's signature and ratification of

2736-477: The GNI to be spent on development aid , and a larger share of the sum to be spent on poverty reduction and climate change adaptation . Ulstein has played a prominent role in the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic , with a focus on fair distribution of vaccines to poor and middle income countries . As Minister of International Development, he has been the governments spokesperson regarding Norway's contribution in

2808-574: The Liberal Party and the Centre Party in 1963. At the elections of 1965, these four parties won a majority of seats in Stortinget and ruled in a coalition government from 1965 to 1971. The Christian Democrats opposed Norwegian membership in the European Community ahead of the referendum in 1972. The referendum gave a no-vote, and when the pro-EC Labour government resigned, a coalition government

2880-501: The Liberal Party and the Centre Party, and then between 2001 and 2005 with the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party. In the 2005 election, the Christian Democrats received only 6.8%, and the party became part of the opposition in the Storting. In 2013, the Conservative Party and the Progress Party formed a new government based on a political agreement with the Christian Democrats and the Liberal party with confidence and supply . In

2952-810: The Norwegian environmental organisation ZERO , Dagfrid Froberg, described the fund as: "Maybe the most important Norwegian measurement in order to fight climate change." The Christian Democratic Party wants increased funding of public transport projects outside Oslo, like the Bergen Light Rail . They want to accomplish this by making the government finance a larger share of the cost of developing local public transport systems, in order to make public transport more accessible and efficient, especially for people with disabilities. Dag Inge Ulstein(Acting party leader) (2024-) Kjell Magne Bondevik Kjell Magne Bondevik ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈçɛlː ˈmɑ̀ŋnə ˈbʊ̀nːəviːk] ; born 3 September 1947)

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3024-420: The Norwegian government's decision to withdraw financial support to Polish municipalities that have declared themselves as LGBT-free zones . The party's leader at the time, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad , stated: "To not be discriminated against because of one's sexual orientation is a fundamental human right. Therefore, it is important that the government now is clear about the terms of receiving financial support through

3096-571: The Office of the Prime Minister during Lars Korvald 's government 1972–1973. Bondevik's first term as prime minister lasted from 17 October 1997 to 3 March 2000, in a coalition cabinet consisting of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party . While serving his first term as prime minister, Bondevik attracted international attention in August 1998 when he announced that he

3168-653: The Tories in an attempt to ensure his party's issues were on the government's agenda. Twenty-two days after the 1985 Ontario provincial election , the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario government resigned after a vote of no confidence , and the Ontario Liberal Party formed a government with the support of the Ontario New Democratic Party . The agreement between the two parties

3240-597: The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and want stricter rules for Norwegian arms sales abroad. Since the turn of the millennium, the Christian Democratic Party has had a major influence on development aid policy in Norway. The first Minister of International Development was Reidun Brusletten (KrF) in 1983. Hilde Frafjord Johnson held the position from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2001 to 2005, during Bondevik's First and Second Cabinet . Dag Inge Ulstein ,

3312-554: The biotechnology laws of Norway among the strictest in the world, with support from the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party , but a 2004 case involving a child with thalassemia brought the laws under fire. On LGBT issues, the party supports permitting same-sex couples to live together but opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights. The party has criticized the Polish government's policy towards LGBT people, and supported

3384-554: The cabinet join one of the ruling parties in joint parliamentary groups in one or both houses of the National Diet and vote with the government. A recent example were the joint LDP groups with the Party for Japanese Kokoro and New Party Daichi during the 2nd Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet. A confidence and supply agreement was signed on 13 September 2021 between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan to strengthen political stability amid

3456-540: The early termination of the agreement on 4 September 2024. After the 2017 British Columbia provincial election , the Green Party of British Columbia agreed to a confidence-and-supply agreement in support of the British Columbia New Democratic Party . The incumbent British Columbia Liberal Party , which held a plurality of seats, briefly tried to form a government, but was immediately defeated in

3528-619: The end of his term as prime minister, and did not seek re-election for his seat in parliament. The Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights was founded by Bondevik in January 2006. The purpose of the centre is to work for world peace , human rights and inter-religious tolerance worldwide. The centre cooperates closely with the Carter Center in Atlanta , the Kim Dae Jung Library in Seoul and

3600-516: The experience had been positive overall, both for himself and because it made mental illness more publicly acceptable. Bondevik's first cabinet resigned after losing a confidence vote in March 2000 as a result of a dispute over the construction of gas-fired power stations and was replaced by a Labour Party government led by Jens Stoltenberg until their defeat in the 2001 parliamentary election . Bondevik then formed his second cabinet , consisting of

3672-428: The fund was to outcompete the use of coal power, by investing in renewable energy in developing countries. The Christian Democrats got the proposal through in the Storting , and a few months later the government decided to establish a climate fund consisting of 1.15 billion dollars. Experts estimated that the fund could result in more than 10 billion dollars in private investment in renewable energy. The deputy leader of

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3744-455: The global fight against COVID-19, which involves the contribution of 2.2 billion Norwegian kroner to vaccine development through CEPI , in March 2020, and Norway's entry in the global vaccine cooperation COVAX in August 2020, as one of the first European countries. In March 2021, it became clear that the Norwegian government had donated 700,000 vaccine doses to low income countries in February

3816-513: The governing coalition with the LDP until the election: the JSP and Shintō Sakigake (NPH/NPS/Sakigake). By 1997, the LDP had gained a House of Representatives majority of its own through accessions (see New Frontier Party ) and was hoping to regain full parliamentary control in the 1998 House of Councillors election. Instead, the cooperation agreement was ultimately terminated while the government lost seats in

3888-480: The leader of the Conservative Party to attempt to form a government and attempt to gain the confidence of the house". People's Alliance leader Kris Austin said he would work with the new government "in the areas we agree on," and reiterated his promise to support the Progressive Conservatives on confidence votes for a period of 18 months. Green Party leader David Coon said he would start working with

3960-411: The party has seen a conflict between its conservative and liberal wings. Until 2019, the leader was Knut Arild Hareide , who led the party into a more liberal direction as part of a "renewal" process, and introduced climate change and environmentalism as the party's most important issues. Prior to 2019 the party was also referred to as Christian-democratic . However, the liberal turn ended in 2019 and

4032-527: The party has since moved sharply to the right and embraced right-wing populist issues such " anti-woke " politics, as its Christian conservative wing became dominant. Hareide wanted the party to cooperate with the social democrats, but narrowly lost an internal struggle to the faction that wanted to collaborate with the far-right and anti-immigrant Progress Party . Since 2019 the party has opposed LGBT rights and been criticized as "the voice of transphobia " by LGBT rights groups and centre-left parties. As of 2024,

4104-454: The party promotes anti-gender and anti-trans rhetoric, attacking what they refer to as " gender ideology ." The Christian Democratic Party was founded as a reaction to the growing secularism in Norway in the 1930s. Cultural and spiritual values were proposed as an alternative to political parties focusing on material values. The immediate cause of its foundation was the failure of Nils Lavik ,

4176-440: The previous year. This created big reactions from other parties, who thought Norway instead should have given the doses to the Norwegian population. The Christian Democratic Party received a lot of criticism, from among others, the leaders of the Progress Party and the Centre Party , Sylvi Listhaug and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum , respectively. Party leader, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad , condemned the criticism and stated: "The last thing

4248-644: The procedures it used to form these Governments in its Cabinet Manual . John Key 's National Party administration formed a minority government in 2008 thanks to a confidence-and-supply agreement with the ACT , United Future and the Māori Party . A similar arrangement in 2005 had led to Helen Clark 's Labour Party forming a coalition government with the Progressive Party , with support on confidence and supply from New Zealand First and United Future . After

4320-576: The right to vote for or against any bill proposed in the Dáil or Seanad . The deal lasted until the 32nd Dáil was dissolved on 14 January 2020 for a general election to be held in February 2020. In Italy, the equivalent of confidence and supply is called "external support" ( Italian : appoggio esterno ). Starting from the 1950s through the 1970s there were various examples of Christian Democratic cabinets being able to govern thanks to confidence and supply agreements with other minor parties. Most famously,

4392-536: The so-called Bible Belt , especially Southern Norway . In the 2005 elections, their best results were in Vest-Agder with 18.9% of the vote, compared to a national average of 6.8%. Since the party was established, a declaration of Christian faith had been required for a person to be a representative in the party. Membership had no such requirement. The increase of support for the party from other religious groups, such as Muslims, stimulated efforts to abolish this rule. At

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4464-412: The state budget ("supply"). On issues other than those outlined in the confidence and supply agreement, non-government partners to the agreement are not bound to support the government on any given piece of legislation. A coalition government is a more formal arrangement than a confidence-and-supply agreement, in that members from junior parties (i.e., parties other than the largest) gain positions in

4536-565: The support of the main parties in Parliament during confidence votes. In Japan , the equivalent of a confidence and supply arrangement is called "extra-cabinet cooperation" ( 閣外協力 , kakugai kyōryoku ) . The latest such agreement was made after the 1996 House of Representatives election between the Second Hashimoto Cabinet , an LDP single-party government somewhat short of majorities in both houses, and two parties which had formed

4608-434: The third Christian Democrat to hold the position, addressed the need to take care of vulnerable minorities in foreign policy and by the use of humanitarian aid . He described these group as: women, children, people with disabilities and sexual and religious minorities . The Christian Democratic Party is a strong supporter of increased development aid and more cooperation with developing countries . They want 1 percent of

4680-434: The time, announced that the Christian Democratic Party would withdraw their support of Solberg's Cabinet if they opened the areas for oil drilling. When the Christian Democratic Party became part of Solberg's coalition government in January 2019, it was decided that the areas were to be protected until the next election. At the national congress in 2021, the party proposed the creation of a Norwegian climate fund. The goal of

4752-592: The world needs now is more egoism and competition between countries. Instead we need to help each other. We will not succeed in the fight against COVID-19 if we only say "Norway first". On questions surrounding immigration , integration and refugee policy, the party has a liberal stance. The Christian Democratic Party wants to base Norway's intake of refugees on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ' recommendations. In 2021, they announced that they want Norway to take in 5,000 refugees annually, plus 500 extra from

4824-399: Was awarded an honorary degree from the University of San Francisco . Confidence and supply In parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system , confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on confidence votes and

4896-402: Was born in Molde , the son of Johannes Bondevik, a principal at the Christian folk high school Rauma folkehøyskole who also was a local politician for the Christian Democratic Party, and Margit, née Hæreid. He became a theological candidate from MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1975. As Bondevik was active in Norwegian politics at a young age, he did not serve in the military. In 1979, he

4968-417: Was formed among the anti-EC parties, the Christian Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Centre Party. Lars Korvald became the Christian Democrats' first prime minister for a year, until the elections of 1973 restored the Labour government. The party's historic membership numbers peaked with 69,000 members in 1980. The 1981 elections left the non-socialists with a majority in parliament, but negotiations for

5040-425: Was ordained as pastor in the (Lutheran) Church of Norway . He is married to Bjørg Bondevik (née Rasmussen) and has three children: Bjørn (born 1972), Hildegunn (born 1973), and John Harald (born 1976). Kjell Magne Bondevik is the nephew of politician Kjell Bondevik , the cousin of former bishop Odd Bondevik and brother in law of author and priest Eyvind Skeie . In 2008, Bondevik said that he regards himself as

5112-470: Was referred to as "The Accord". After the 2021 territorial election resulted in the Yukon Liberal Party and the Yukon Party winning the same number of seats, the third place Yukon New Democratic Party agreed to provide confidence and supply to a Liberal minority government. Third Front national governments were formed in 1989 and 1996 with outside support of one of the two major parties, BJP or Congress . The CPI-M gave outside support to

5184-405: Was suffering from depressive episode , becoming the highest ranking world leader to admit to suffering from a mental illness while in office. Upon this revelation, Anne Enger became acting prime minister for three weeks, from 30 August to 23 September, while he recovered from the depressive episode. Bondevik then returned to office. Bondevik received thousands of supportive letters, and said that

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