The Norwegian Patriots ( no, NorgesPatriotene, NP) was a short-lived political party in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
led by
Øyvind Heian whose sole aim was to stop non-western immigration to Norway. The party ran for election limited to the county of
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...
in the
2009 parliamentary election, where it received a mere 184 votes. The disappointing result lead to the party being "put on ice", and on 23 September it was announced that the party was dissolved.
Activities
In June 2009
Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN) was joined by Heian for a rally against Islam in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
. The rally was ended before it had started, as the group came in a violent clash with left-wing activists. The police claimed that the left-wing activists were the active part of the clash. The newspaper ''
Verdens Gang
''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is n ...
'' claimed that there was a mobile text messaging campaign involving the far-left
Blitz-movement and the
Red Party organising a counter-demonstration.
In August 2009 Heian was attacked during a school debate in
Tønsberg
Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...
by activists from
SOS Rasisme
SOS Rasisme was a Norwegian organisation, whose stated goal was to "fight racism and nazism." It was founded in 1985, as the Norwegian sister organisation of the French SOS Racisme. It went bankrupt in 2013 after being convicted of defrauding the g ...
. During much of the debate, items were thrown against Heian, and presumably hit by a bottle from one of the audience, he was left bleeding from his head and had to receive medical aid.
Parliamentary elections
References
{{Norwegian political parties
Defunct political parties in Norway
Political parties established in 2007
2007 establishments in Norway
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2009 disestablishments in Norway
Far-right political parties in Norway