Norway’s centre-left coalition topped the polls in Monday's parliamentary election, putting Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s Labour Party on course to continue to govern.

With 73% of votes counted, the five-party coalition is projected to secure 87 seats, barely crossing the 85-seat threshold needed for a majority in the 169-seat parliament.

Støre’s Labour Party campaigned on stability, presenting itself as the safe choice in turbulent times and as a defender of the wealth tax, capped electricity prices and the country's deal with the EU.

Norway is not an EU member, but is deeply integrated with the single market through the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement, and is currently the EU's largest gas supplier.

Domestically, only 3-4% consider the EEA as an important election is

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