Center Alliance

The Center Alliance (Norwegian: Sentrumsalliansen) is a political party in Norway. The party was founded in Bergen on 28 March 2007[1] by a group of former members of the Norwegian Labour Party, among them both the leader and vice leader of the Bergen Labour Party, Jarl Høva and Merete Andreassen.[2] They claimed a wish to fill in the supposed vacuum between the Labour Party and Conservative Party.[3]

Not to be confused with Centre Alliance of Australia. "Social Democratic Party (Norway)" redirects here; it is not to be confused with Social Democrats (Norway).
Center Alliance

Sentrumsalliansen
LeaderMerete Andreassen
Founded2007
HeadquartersBergen
IdeologyCentrism
Single-issue politics
ColoursRed, Yellow
Website
www.sentrumsalliansen.no

The party ran for election for the first time in Bergen in the 2007 municipality elections, then as the Social Democratic Party (Det sosialdemokratiske parti), receiving 0.5% of the votes in the city.[3] The Center Alliance ran for election in the county of Hordaland for the 2009 parliamentary election,[4] where they received a disappointing 0.1% of the votes.

Political profile

The party says that its most important issue is to "promote Hordaland and Western Norway's claim for more just distribution", and "change the long-term unfair resource distribution [from Eastern Norway] and demand equal treatment".[5] The party also often present itself with the prefix "Vestlandspartiet" (Western Norway Party).[6]

References
  1. purehelp.no - SENTRUMSALLIANSEN
  2. bt.no - Varslere i nytt parti
  3. regjeringa.no - Resultater for Bergen i Hordaland Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Shown as "DSP")
  4. bt.no - Optimister vil vinne sentrum
  5. sentrumsalliansen.no - Politics Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. sentrumsalliansen.no - MER TIL VESTLANDET GJENNOM RETTFERDIG FORDELING Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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