Meeting together at the Conservative Party's National Assembly on Saturday, the non-socialist parties used words like "trust" and "together" when discussing how to form a joint alternative government with shared political values.
In order to secure a non-socialist government, the Progress Party (FrP), Christian Democrats (KrF), Socialist Left (SV) and the Conservatives (Høyre) focused on similarities rather than differences when they met at the Conservatives' National Assembly Saturday."The non-socialist spirit is stronger than ever," says Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party Bernt Høye. "Every day in Parliament we see that these four parties more and more often agree with each other."
The latest poll shows a definite non-socialist majority, and that an increasing number of people want Conservative party leader Erna Solberg (photo) as prime minister.
However, a non-socialist collaboration has not always been this positive. The parties' youth groups now receive a lot of credit for working together, and leaving old disputes and differences behind.
"The cooperation between the non-socialist parties' youth groups has been crucial in this process as none of these organizations have had any long-term animosity towards the other parties," says the Progress Party's financial spokesperson, Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
Although there are several areas where the parties are still significantly different in the political views, all four parties agree that the main task right now is a government change.
"There are a lot of similar politics among the non-socialist parties in regards to the issue of power distribution, the focus on the individual, industrial policies and our view on volunteerism," says Deputy Leader of the Socialist Left Ola Elvestuen.
Elvestuen emphasizes that the most important part of these meetings is to develop a common understanding of their work to secure a non-socialist majority in the 2013-election. "That is the foundation we need in order to implement our own party's politics," he adds.
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