Society Party (Norway)
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The Society Party is a self-proclaimed anarchist political party
in Norway
. The party was founded by Øystein Meier Johannesen in 1985.
Its focus is on Northern Norway-related issues. The party also symphatizes with the Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
. If Norway joins the European Union
, the Society Party states that it will work for North-Norwegian secession from Norway.
The party has been involved in several controversies. In 2005, Meier Johannesen placed a van which in Arabic proclaimed "God is great! Jihad continues until the Jews are out of Palestine. Dust you are and to dust you will return" outside of national broadcasting company NRK's facilities, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the stunt. The party has also been listing famous people, including comedian Otto Jespersen
and bishop Øystein I. Larsen, for local and national election against their will. Defense attorney Tor Erling Staff however, is a member of the party and has run for election for it several times. In the 2009 parliamentary elections
the party obtained 140 votes.
Political party
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in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The party was founded by Øystein Meier Johannesen in 1985.
Its focus is on Northern Norway-related issues. The party also symphatizes with the Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
. If Norway joins the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, the Society Party states that it will work for North-Norwegian secession from Norway.
The party has been involved in several controversies. In 2005, Meier Johannesen placed a van which in Arabic proclaimed "God is great! Jihad continues until the Jews are out of Palestine. Dust you are and to dust you will return" outside of national broadcasting company NRK's facilities, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the stunt. The party has also been listing famous people, including comedian Otto Jespersen
Otto Jespersen (comedian)
Otto Jespersen is a controversial Norwegian comedian, actor and television personality.-Biography:At the age of 19 Jespersen became a Marxist-Leninist, and was for a short period of time a member of the Communist organization Red Youth...
and bishop Øystein I. Larsen, for local and national election against their will. Defense attorney Tor Erling Staff however, is a member of the party and has run for election for it several times. In the 2009 parliamentary elections
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009
The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...
the party obtained 140 votes.