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The Norwegian political system is parliamentary, meaning that the government is selected by the parliament (Storting) and that the government in its day-to-day proceedings needs to be tolerated by the majority of the legislators to remain in power.1 The main instrument for legislators to substantiate parliamentarism is the vote of censure: If a no-confidence motion receives a simple majority of votes, the government is constitutionally obliged to resign. In practice, however, the mere expectation of such an event often is sufficient for governmental change.2
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Rasch, B.E. (2009). Opposition Parties, Electoral Incentives and the Control of Government Ministers: Parliamentary Questioning in Norway. In: Ganghof, S., Hönnige, C., Stecker, C. (eds) Parlamente, Agendasetzung und Vetospieler. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91773-3_13
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