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The Norwegian Labour Party (in Norwegian '''Det norske Arbeiderparti''' (DNA) or '''Arbeiderpartiet''' (AP)) is a Social Democratic Political Party in Norway . It was founded in 1887 and first ran in elections to the Storting ( Parliament ) in 1894 . It finally entered parliament in 1903 and steadily increased its vote until 1927 , when it became the largest party--a position it has retained ever since, often with an absolute majority of parliamentary seats. In the Election In 2001 it reached a low point of 24.3% of the popular vote, but was still the biggest party in the Storting. In the Election Of 2005 the party regained a lot and got 32.7% of the popular vote. It is the leading partner in the centre-left Red-Green Coalition , which won a majority in the 2005 elections. Labour leader Jens Stoltenberg became Prime Minister and leads a coalition government, the first one that the Norwegian Labour Party has entered. He was previously prime minister from 2000 to 2001. From its roots as a radical alternative to the political establishment, the party grew to its current dominance through several eras: The party experienced a split in 1921 caused by a decision made two years earlier to join the Communist International , and the Social Democratic Labour Party Of Norway was formed. In 1923 the party left the Communist International, while a significant minority of its members left the party to form the Communist Party Of Norway . In 1927 , the social democrats were reunited with Labour. The first Labour government, led by Christopher Hornsrud , was formed in 1928 , lasting only two weeks. During the early 1930s Labour abandoned its revolutionary profile and set for a reformist course. Labour then returned to government in 1935 and remained in power until 1965 (except for the exile period between 1940 - 1945 and one month in 1963 ). Other periods in government have been 1971 - 1972 , 1973 - 1981 , 1986 - 1989 , 1990 - 1997 and 2000 - 2001 . It has been in power most of this time and is largely through their efforts that the modern Welfare State in Norway has been created. The Labour Party is still officially a Social Democratic party committed to liberal democratic ideals. During the last 20 years, the party has included more Market Liberalist principles in its policy, allowing for privatization of government-held assets and services and reducing progression in the income tax structure. However, recently it has tightened its ties to the traditional left. The Labour Party profiles itself as a progressive party that subscribes to cooperation on a national as well as international level. The party's youth organization is known as the AUF (''Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking''). PARTY LEADERS
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