– It is of course very nice, says Solberg about the brand new prime minister poll that Norstat has carried out for news. There, 48 per cent of those questioned state that Erna Solberg is best suited to be prime minister in Norway. It is exactly on par with the election month of September last year. – What do numbers like that do to you? – It makes it a little nicer and smiles a little wider, says Solberg to news. 32 percent of those questioned state that the Labor Party’s Jonas Gahr Støre is best suited to be prime minister. It is 1 percentage point from June. Back after the share case Trust in Erna Solberg fell like a stone in news’s prime minister poll from September to October last year. The steep decline from 48 to 40 per cent was linked to the scandal surrounding the share investments of her husband Sindre Finnes. TROUBLE: The share investments of Sindre Finnes caused trouble for Erna Solberg last year. Photo: Leif Rune Løland / news When asked how she interprets the good figures in the August poll against the share case that broke last year, she answers as follows: HØYRE leader Erna Solberg during Arendal Week. Photo: Tommy Iversen / news – I interpret it to mean that people are mostly concerned with politics. I have said that I am sorry for what has happened. It shouldn’t have happened. But I also think people are concerned that we move on, and that they actually want a different policy for Norway than what the current government is pursuing. – Do these numbers mean anything? – Hopefully they mean something. In any case, it means that more people view the Conservative Party positively, says Solberg. A long way to go A support of 32 per cent for Jonas Gahr Støre is far better than the bottom level from April 2023, when only 25 per cent of those asked answered that they preferred the Ap leader as prime minister. Nevertheless, Støre is a solid distance away from its old heights. In October 2021, 49 percent of those asked said that he was the most suitable prime minister for Norway. ON STAND: Støre visited Ap’s stand in Arendal on Thursday afternoon Photo: William Jobling / n10019 – It is a race where there is a long way to go to the finish line, there is a year to the election, Støre tells news about the figures. The economy should reverse the trend Støre has said that people will be better off this year. Then the party would also rise. Now the economy is partly better without Ap or Støre rising significantly in the measurements. – Norway is doing well, unemployment is low. But people find that it is still expensive in the shop and that interest rates are high. People will find that they get more for their salary eventually, and then this can turn around, says Støre. TOP DUO: Soon it will be only one year until the next time Jonas Gahr Støre and Erna Solberg visit the walking hall at the Storting for a debate on election night. Photo: Torstein Georg Bøe / n646378 For Erna Solberg, February 2023 was the best month in the period from the election in 2021. Then 52 percent answered that they preferred her as prime minister. Otherwise, the prime minister’s survey suggests that Erna Solberg has greater appeal among men (51 per cent) than women (44 per cent). For Støre, the situation is the opposite. 28 percent of men and 36 percent of women state that they prefer him. Broken down by different age groups, the survey suggests that Solberg is more popular among younger voters. Among those under the age of 30, 52 per cent state that they want Solberg and 26 per cent that they want Støre. In the oldest age group it is more even. Among those over 60, the score is 43–42 in Solberg’s favour. Published 15.08.2024, at 17.59
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