Christian Democratic Party (Norway) (1814: Norwegian Independence) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Anita Apelthun Sæle |
| Parliamentary Leader | Dagfinn Høybråten |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
| Youth wing | Christian Democratic Youth |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism Christian right (Factions) Christian left (Factions) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Storting | 13 / 169 |
The Christian Democratic Party (Landsmål: Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF) is a Christian Democratic political party in Norway. The party was founded in 1932 in opposition to secularization of Norwegian society, that was increasingly happening in the 1920s and 1930s. The party's main founder was Ingebrigt Bjørø and was mostly made up of former members from the Unionists, but also with people from the Separatists and Farmers'.
The party's early ideology was opposition to secularization, reintroduction of blasphemy laws, stronger regulations on alcohol, and opposition to abortion, gay rights and marriage equality. Recently, the party has dropped some of these issues, but they still oppose changes in society and are still fighting against abortion and marriage equality.
The party became more and more split in two factions in the 1980s and 1990s. On the one hand, there are the conservatives of the party that is more staunchly opposed to most social changes, and on the other hand, is there the liberals of the party that is more accepting when coming to social change.
Today, current leader of the Christian Democratic Party is Anita Apelthun Sæle, and is currently in a government with the Unionists and Conservatives.