Strengths: good electoral process and political pluralism, political participation and political culture Press situation: totally free
Freedom House qualifies Norway as one of the most robust democracies in the world. Elections are free and fair. There is alternation in power between the main political parties. Civil liberties are firmly maintained. The media and civil society frequently demand accountability from the government. But not everything goes smoothly in the most democratic country in the world. Society's discrimination against gypsies is great.