The conservative politician submitted the corresponding application to King Harald V on Tuesday to clear the way for the new Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his cabinet. The king had accepted the request and asked them to continue managing until the new government was appointed, Solberg said at a press conference in Oslo that afternoon. The planned change of government was on Thursday. Your Høyre party will then do objective and constructive opposition work.
Harald has now officially entrusted Støre with the task of forming a government. The Social Democrat, whose party had become the strongest party in the September 13 election, reached an agreement with the Center Party on the formation of a minority government late last week. The new government wants to present its plans on Wednesday afternoon, and the cabinet will be presented on Thursday.
Solberg was Prime Minister of Norway for eight years. Støre had previously been foreign minister for a long time under the previous head of government and today’s NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg.