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Norway's incoming Prime Minister has rushed to the defence of the Progress Party, her prospective coalition partner, claiming that it "is not a xenophobic party".
"I think the international criticism is unfair to the Progress Party," Erna Solberg told Norwegian talk show host Fredrik Skavlan in an interview for his Friday night talk show.
"Progress is a right-wing party, and not a xenophobic party. Parts of the immigration policy they are pushing for have already been implemented elsewhere in the Nordic region."