Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende resigns
Leader of Norway’s Foreign Ministry announces that he leaves office less than a week after his Conservative Party won re-election,
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elections
Aili Keskitalo new president of Norway’s Sami Parliament
Sami unity, cross-border cooperation, language, rights and self-determination are key priorities when Aili Keskitalo now takes the lead in the
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Norway to count votes manually in fear of election hacking
Norway is the second European country this year to announce trust in good old paper counting. People goes to the
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Governor of Karelia to leave office among four other Russian regional leaders
It is time to let in new people, Aleksandr Khudiulainen says. In an address announced Wednesday morning, the governor confirms
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Historic Sámi agreement starts long way towards ratification
Indigenous communities in Finland rejoice as years of negotiations lead to agreement over the Nordic Sami Convention. But critics remain
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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski cruises to 3rd term in US Senate
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski sailed into a third term Tuesday, more than 10 points ahead of her next closest challenger. Murkowski,
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News agency in Murmansk fined by Election Commission
«I consider it a revenge for our disobedience», says SeverPost editor Dmitry Visotsky. The online news site, one of the biggest
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Climate, politics and the question that just won’t die: Arctic Council meeting winds up in Maine
Portland, Maine – Climate change was at the top of the agenda during this week’s Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials Meeting,
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Will Obama look north for his legacy?
These are the days when a president turns to thoughts of legacy. As the months tick down on this Administration,
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How did the Russian Arctic vote?
Voter turnout and support for the United Russia is biggest in the Yamal-Nenets region. Like in the rest of the
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Irregularities in Murmansk, Russia primaries
The election of Alexey Veller as United Russia’s top candidate in the region did not proceed without violations, reports say.
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Feature Interview: The politics of climate
As the dust settles after Canada’s marathon 78-day federal election campaign, post mortems are being done on the issues that did, and didn’t,
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UN rep. urges suspension of Sámi elections
Finland has been urged to suspend elections to the Sámi parliament amid controversy over recent additions to the electoral roll.
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Sámi politician calls Finland “racist country”
The former President of the Sámi Parliament in Finland has resigned from the indigenous people’s voter register to protest a
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Finland: Majority of parliamentary candidates rate climate change above competitiveness
Over 58 percent of parliamentary candidates running in the general election say that mitigating climate change should take priority over
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