NorwayDemokrati 43 · Democracy and human rights
In most municipalities, the residents elect two political bodies on the same day in the local elections. Which ones?
In the exam (Norwegian)
I de fleste kommuner velger innbyggerne to politiske organer på samme dag ved lokalvalget. Hvilke?
- aThe municipal council and the county councilKommunestyret og fylkestingetCorrect answer
- bThe mayor and the prime ministerOrdføreren og statsministeren
- cThe Storting and the municipal councilStortinget og kommunestyret
Why?
Elections to the municipal council (kommunestyrevalg) and to the county council (fylkestingsvalg) are held at the same time every four years, two years after the election to the Storting. In Oslo the city council (bystyret) is both the municipal council and the county council.
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