Norway has a constitutional monarchy with King Harald V elected in 1991 as the head of state. The prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is selected by parliament and appointed by the king as the head of government. Norway has a tradition of consensus and cooperation between the ruling minority government and opposition parties. The court system includes district courts and courts of appeal where professional judges, co-judges, and lay judges determine questions of guilt and punishment.
Norway has a constitutional monarchy with King Harald V elected in 1991 as the head of state. The prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is selected by parliament and appointed by the king as the head of government. Norway has a tradition of consensus and cooperation between the ruling minority government and opposition parties. The court system includes district courts and courts of appeal where professional judges, co-judges, and lay judges determine questions of guilt and punishment.
Norway has a constitutional monarchy with King Harald V elected in 1991 as the head of state. The prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is selected by parliament and appointed by the king as the head of government. Norway has a tradition of consensus and cooperation between the ruling minority government and opposition parties. The court system includes district courts and courts of appeal where professional judges, co-judges, and lay judges determine questions of guilt and punishment.
Political System: constitutional hereditary monarchy.
But Norwegian parliamentary politics has a strong tradition
for consensus and continuity, and minority governments usually seek and strike legislative agreements with several different opposition parties regarding the specific political issues at stake. The prime minister (Jens Stoltenberg), the head of government, is selected by the majority in the parliament and is only formally appointed by the king. Norway - Politics, government, and taxation. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2017, from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/Norway-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT- AND-TAXATION.html\ Norwegian Court System: Who Judges? In both district courts and courts of appeal it is the judges who determine questions of guilt and punishment. Judges can be professional judges, co- judges, or lay judges. The court system. (n.d.). Retrieved April 07, 2017, from http://introengelsk.cappelendamm.no/c35017/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35604