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NORWAY VOTE: Razor-Thin Gap Between Centre Left/Right - Polls

MNI (London)
By Tara Oakes
     BRUSSELS (MNI) - Norwegians are heading out to vote Monday in elections
with the centre-left and centre-right blocs polling almost neck-and-neck.
     According to pollofpolls.no projections based on the TV2 survey published
Saturday, a centre-right bloc led by current Prime Minister Erna Solberg's are
set to gain 85 seats.
     The figures, gathered between September 4-9 throughout the country, project
that a centre-left grouping led by Labour would win 84 seats.
     Solberg, who has been in power since 2013, would be handed a historic
second term if re-elected. If she goes on to serve two full consecutive terms,
it would be the first time for a conservative Norwegian government.
     Voting has been in progress since Sunday and first exit polls are expected
at 1900GMT Monday.
--MNI Brussels Bureau; +44 203-865-3851; email: tara.oakes@marketnews.com
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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