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48-460: KRF or KrF may refer to: Christian Democratic Party (Norway) ( Kristelig Folkeparti , KrF) Kataeb Regulatory Forces , Lebanon, 1961-1977 Korea Research Foundation , later National Research Foundation of Korea Krypton fluoride , KrF, a short-lived chemical compound KrF laser Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

96-629: A County Governor (fylkesmann) who was the representative of the King and Government of Norway . Lars Sponheim was the last County Governor of Hordaland . The municipalities in Hordaland were divided among four district courts (tingrett) : Nordhordland , Sunnhordland , Bergen , and Hardanger . Hordaland was also part of the Gulating Court of Appeal district based in Bergen. Most of

144-542: A higher number of refugees than many European countries. Therefore, they want Norway, and western European countries at large, to retrieve a larger amount of refugees from Syria. The Christian Democratic Party describes climate change and global warming as one of humanity's greatest challenges. They base their climate policy on climate research and the UN's sustainability goals . The Christian Democratic Party support international climate goals and climate agreements, like

192-537: A new government based on a political agreement with the Christian Democrats and the Liberal party with confidence and supply . In the 2017 election, the party got only 4.2% and did not sign a new agreement, but got a politically strategic position as the conservative minority government mainly depended on their votes to get a majority. In late 2018, the Christian Democrats were split over the question of

240-422: A potential government participation and the future direction of the party. At a party meeting in early November 2018, the delegates were asked whether to stay in opposition or to join either a "red" or a "blue" government coalition with party leader Knut Arild Hareide favouring a centre-left government with Labour and Centre parties, and deputy leaders Olaug Bollestad and Kjell Ingolf Ropstad wanting to join

288-446: A representative in the party. Membership had no such requirement. The increase of support for the party from other religious groups, such as Muslims, stimulated efforts to abolish this rule. At the 2013 convention the rule was modified. The new rules require that representatives work for Christian values but do not require them to declare a Christian faith. This latter point was considered the "last drop" for some conservative elements of

336-587: Is divided into 19 counties. A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Hordaland, the government of the county was the Hordaland County Municipality . It included 57 members elected to form a county council (Fylkesting) . Heading the Fylkesting was the county mayor (fylkesordførar) . The last county mayor for the Hordaland County Municipality was Anne Gine Hestetun . The county also had

384-470: Is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919. The first element is the plural genitive case of hǫrðar , the name of an old Germanic tribe (see Charudes ). The last element is land which means 'land' or 'region' in the Norwegian language . Until 1919 the name of the county was Søndre Bergenhus amt which meant '(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus amt '. (The old Bergenhus amt

432-754: The European Community ahead of the referendum in 1972. The referendum gave a no-vote, and when the pro-EC Labour government resigned, a coalition government was formed among the anti-EC parties, the Christian Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Centre Party. Lars Korvald became the Christian Democrats' first prime minister for a year, until the elections of 1973 restored the Labour government. The party's historic membership numbers peaked with 69,000 members in 1980. The 1981 elections left

480-492: The Paris agreement . They want to cut Norwegian emissions of carbon by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, and they aim for a climate-neutral Norway by 2050. They have addressed the need for restructuring in the Norwegian petroleum industry and want to end oil and gas exploration in new areas. Protection of the vulnerable areas of Lofoten , Vesterålen and Senja from oil drilling, has been an important matter for

528-598: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees ' recommendations. In 2021, they announced that they want Norway to take in 5,000 refugees annually, plus 500 extra from the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos , Greece . They have also criticized what they believe is an unfair distribution of refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war due to the fact that Syria's neighbouring countries ( Turkey , Jordan and Lebanon ) have received

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576-479: The amt was divided into northern and southern parts: Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt . When the amt was split, the present day municipality of Gulen was split with the southern part ending up in Søndre Bergenhus amt. In 1773, the border was re-drawn so that all of Gulen was located in the northern part. Søndre Bergenhus amt was renamed Hordaland fylke in 1919. The city of Bergen

624-543: The western coast of Norway , split from southwest to northeast by the long, deep Hardangerfjorden , one of Norway 's main fjords and a great tourist attraction. About half of the National park of Hardangervidda is in this county. The county also includes many well-known waterfalls , such as Vøringsfossen and Stykkjedalsfossen . It also includes the Folgefonna and Hardangerjøkulen glaciers . More than 60% of

672-563: The Christian Democratic Party. After the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election , Knut Arild Hareide , party leader at the time, announced that the Christian Democratic Party would withdraw their support of Solberg's Cabinet if they opened the areas for oil drilling. When the Christian Democratic Party became part of Solberg's coalition government in January 2019, it was decided that the areas were to be protected until

720-652: The EEA funds. We want to support a policy that protects diversity and freedom." The party maintains neutrality on the issue of gay clergy, calling that an issue for the Church. In foreign policy , the party marks itself as a supporter of NATO and the European Economic Area (EEA) but they oppose Norwegian membership in the European Union (EU). The party supports Norway's signature and ratification of

768-537: The GNI to be spent on development aid , and a larger share of the sum to be spent on poverty reduction and climate change adaptation . Ulstein has played a prominent role in the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic , with a focus on fair distribution of vaccines to poor and middle income countries . As Minister of International Development, he has been the governments spokesperson regarding Norway's contribution in

816-705: The Nazi occupation of Norway, the party was organised on a nationwide basis, and won 8 seats. The Christian Democrats became part of a short-lived non-socialist coalition government along with the Conservative Party , the Liberal Party and the Centre Party in 1963. At the elections of 1965, these four parties won a majority of seats in Stortinget and ruled in a coalition government from 1965 to 1971. The Christian Democrats opposed Norwegian membership in

864-478: The Norwegian government's decision to withdraw financial support to Polish municipalities that have declared themselves as LGBT-free zones . The party's leader at the time, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad , stated: "To not be discriminated against because of one's sexual orientation is a fundamental human right. Therefore, it is important that the government now is clear about the terms of receiving financial support through

912-604: The Storting. Kjell Magne Bondevik served as prime minister between 1997 and 2000, in coalition with the Liberal Party and the Centre Party, and then between 2001 and 2005 with the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party. In the 2005 election, the Christian Democrats received only 6.8%, and the party became part of the opposition in the Storting. In 2013, the Conservative Party and the Progress Party formed

960-664: The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and want stricter rules for Norwegian arms sales abroad. Since the turn of the millennium, the Christian Democratic Party has had a major influence on development aid policy in Norway. The first Minister of International Development was Reidun Brusletten (KrF) in 1983. Hilde Frafjord Johnson held the position from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2001 to 2005, during Bondevik's First and Second Cabinet . Dag Inge Ulstein ,

1008-532: The basis of advocating moral-cultural Christian issues, the party has broadened its political profile over time, although Christian values remain its core distinction. It is considered an overall centrist party, combining socially conservative views with more left-leaning economic positions. As a party centred on Christian values, the party draws support from the Christian population. Their policies that support Christian values and oppose same-sex marriage appeal to

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1056-569: The biotechnology laws of Norway among the strictest in the world, with support from the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party , but a 2004 case involving a child with thalassemia brought the laws under fire. On LGBT issues, the party supports permitting same-sex couples to live together but opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights. The party has criticized the Polish government's policy towards LGBT people, and supported

1104-464: The county began using the old arms as a symbol for the county once again. The arms are on a red background and consist of two golden axes that are crossed with a golden crown above them. Hordaland county had been around for more than one thousand years. In the 7th century, the area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating and was known as Hordafylke from around the year 900. In

1152-413: The criticism and stated: "The last thing the world needs now is more egoism and competition between countries. Instead we need to help each other. We will not succeed in the fight against COVID-19 if we only say "Norway first". On questions surrounding immigration , integration and refugee policy, the party has a liberal stance. The Christian Democratic Party wants to base Norway's intake of refugees on

1200-520: The early 16th century, Norway was divided into four len . The Bergenhus len was headquartered in Bergen and encompassed much of western and northern Norway. In 1662, the lens were replaced by amts . Bergenhus amt originally consisted of the present-day areas of Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane , and Sunnmøre and the far northern Nordlandene amt was subordinate to Bergenhus. In the 1680s, Nordlandene and Sunnmøre were split from Bergenhus. In 1763,

1248-530: The existing right-leaning cabinet of Erna Solberg . The delegates decided with a narrow majority of eight votes to join the existing Solberg's Cabinet with Conservatives , Liberals and the Progress Party . In January 2019, after successful negotiations with the coalition parties the Christian Democrats eventually joined the government and Hareide resigned as party leader. In April 2019, 33-year-old Minister of Children and Family Kjell Ingolf Ropstad

1296-528: The fund could result in more than 10 billion dollars in private investment in renewable energy. The deputy leader of the Norwegian environmental organisation ZERO , Dagfrid Froberg, described the fund as: "Maybe the most important Norwegian measurement in order to fight climate change." The Christian Democratic Party wants increased funding of public transport projects outside Oslo, like the Bergen Light Rail . They want to accomplish this by making

1344-567: The global fight against COVID-19, which involves the contribution of 2.2 billion Norwegian kroner to vaccine development through CEPI , in March 2020, and Norway's entry in the global vaccine cooperation COVAX in August 2020, as one of the first European countries. In March 2021, it became clear that the Norwegian government had donated 700,000 vaccine doses to low income countries in February

1392-513: The government finance a larger share of the cost of developing local public transport systems, in order to make public transport more accessible and efficient, especially for people with disabilities. Dag Inge Ulstein(Acting party leader) (2024-) Hordaland Hordaland ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈhɔ̂rdɑlɑn] ) was a county in Norway , bordering Sogn og Fjordane , Buskerud , Telemark , and Rogaland counties. Hordaland

1440-545: The inhabitants live in Bergen and the surrounding area. Other urban or semi-urban centres include Leirvik , Voss and Odda . Hordaland county is twinned with: Since 1949 Hordaland has given a Christmas tree to the Scottish Capital city of Edinburgh this is to remember the help given to Norwegians during World War II by Scots however since 2008 the tree has been sourced in Scotland but has remained

1488-515: The leader was Knut Arild Hareide , who led the party into a more liberal direction as part of a "renewal" process, and introduced climate change and environmentalism as the party's most important issues. Prior to 2019 the party was also referred to as Christian-democratic . However, the liberal turn ended in 2019 and the party has since moved sharply to the right and embraced right-wing populist issues such " anti-woke " politics, as its Christian conservative wing became dominant. Hareide wanted

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1536-464: The more conservative, religious base. Geographically, the Christian Democrats enjoy their strongest support in the so-called Bible Belt , especially Southern Norway . In the 2005 elections, their best results were in Vest-Agder with 18.9% of the vote, compared to a national average of 6.8%. Since the party was established, a declaration of Christian faith had been required for a person to be

1584-516: The municipalities in Hordaland were part of the Hordaland police district . Gulen and Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county were also part of the Hordaland police district. Bømlo , Etne , Fitjar , Stord and Sveio were a part of the " Haugaland and Sunnhordland " police district, along with eight other municipalities in Rogaland county. Hordaland is semi-circular in shape. It is located on

1632-495: The next election. At the national congress in 2021, the party proposed the creation of a Norwegian climate fund. The goal of the fund was to outcompete the use of coal power, by investing in renewable energy in developing countries. The Christian Democrats got the proposal through in the Storting , and a few months later the government decided to establish a climate fund consisting of 1.15 billion dollars. Experts estimated that

1680-414: The non-socialists with a majority in parliament, but negotiations for a coalition government failed because of disagreement over the abortion issue. However, this issue was later toned down, and from 1983 to 1986 and 1989 to 1990, the Christian Democrats were part of coalitions with the Conservative Party and the Centre Party. In 1997, the Christian Democrats received 13.7% of the votes, and got 25 seats in

1728-493: The oldest symbol used for the region and adapted as the arms and flag in 1961. The symbols refer to the patron saint of the guild, Saint Olav , King of Norway, whose symbol is an axe. The coat-of-arms were officially granted on 1 December 1961. They were designed by Magnus Hardeland, but the general design had been originally used in the Sunnhordland region during the 14th century. In the early 20th century, leaders of

1776-494: The party to cooperate with the social democrats, but narrowly lost an internal struggle to the faction that wanted to collaborate with the far-right and anti-immigrant Progress Party . Since 2019 the party has opposed LGBT rights and been criticized as "the voice of transphobia " by LGBT rights groups and centre-left parties. As of 2024, the party promotes anti-gender and anti-trans rhetoric, attacking what they refer to as " gender ideology ." The Christian Democratic Party

1824-641: The party, who as a result broke away and founded The Christians Party . It has been claimed that KrF have lost votes to the Christians. The Christian Democratic Party is generally socially conservative . The party opposes euthanasia and abortion , except in cases of rape or when the mother's life is at risk . The party supports accessibility to contraception as a way of lowering abortion rates. KrF wishes to ban research on human foetuses and has expressed scepticism of proposals to liberalise biotechnology laws in Norway. Bondevik's second government made

1872-399: The previous year. This created big reactions from other parties, who thought Norway instead should have given the doses to the Norwegian population. The Christian Democratic Party received a lot of criticism, from among others, the leaders of the Progress Party and the Centre Party , Sylvi Listhaug and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum , respectively. Party leader, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad , condemned

1920-435: The third Christian Democrat to hold the position, addressed the need to take care of vulnerable minorities in foreign policy and by the use of humanitarian aid . He described these group as: women, children, people with disabilities and sexual and religious minorities . The Christian Democratic Party is a strong supporter of increased development aid and more cooperation with developing countries . They want 1 percent of

1968-535: The title KRF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KRF&oldid=1137789057 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christian Democratic Party (Norway) The Christian Democrats' leader from 1983 to 1995, Kjell Magne Bondevik ,

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2016-462: Was classified as a city-county (byamt) from 1831 to 1972. During that time in 1915, the municipality of Årstad was annexed into Bergen. In 1972, the neighbouring municipalities of Arna , Fana , Laksevåg and Åsane were annexed into the city of Bergen. Also at that same time, the city of Bergen lost its county status, and became a part of Hordaland county. A county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area in Norway . The whole country

2064-453: Was created in 1662 and was divided into Northern and Southern parts in 1763.) Hordaland's flag shows two golden axes and a crown in red. The flag is a banner of the coat of arms derived from the old seal of the guild of St. Olav from Onarheim in Tysnes municipality. This seal was used by the delegates of Sunnhordland in 1344 on the document to install king Haakon V of Norway . It was thus

2112-583: Was elected new party leader. The Christian Democrats failed to pass the 4% election threshold for leveling seats in the 2021 election and won only three seats in parliament. The party leader Ropstad, facing controversy over his use of a parliamentary commuter home, resigned from the cabinet and as party leader on 24 September and Olaug Bollestad assumed leadership of the party. The Christian Democratic Party has been described as centrist and centre-right . The party holds European Christian democratic positions, including family values . While founded on

2160-506: Was founded as a reaction to the growing secularism in Norway in the 1930s. Cultural and spiritual values were proposed as an alternative to political parties focusing on material values. The immediate cause of its foundation was the failure of Nils Lavik , a popular figure in the religious community, to be nominated as a candidate for the Liberal Party , for the parliamentary elections in 1933. In reaction to this, Kristelig Folkeparti

2208-418: Was one of the most prominent political figures in modern Norway, serving as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2005. Under the old leadership of Bondevik and Valgerd Svarstad Haugland , the party to some extent moved in a more liberal or left-wing direction. Due largely to their poor showing in the 2009 elections , the party has seen a conflict between its conservative and liberal wings. Until 2019,

2256-414: Was set up, with Lavik as their top candidate in the county of Hordaland . He succeeded in being elected to Stortinget , the Norwegian parliament. No other counties were contested. At the next elections, in 1936, the party also ran a common list with the Liberal Party in Bergen , and succeeded in electing two representatives from Hordaland with 20.9% of the local votes. In 1945, at the first elections after

2304-411: Was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo , by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality , which is located in Bergen . Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county. Hordaland ( Old Norse : Hǫrðaland )

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