These have been the first parliamentary elections since the 2011 terror attacks on Norway’s Labour government and a Labour Party youth camp. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was praised for the way he led the country through that crisis. Helped by Norway’s vast oil and gas revenues, his government has also overseen strong growth. Yet these polls suggest Mr Stoltenberg is being pushed out by a centre-right coalition. After eight years of Labour rule, voters here say they want change.
The deputy president of Kenya, William Ruto, has arrived in The Hague to stand trial of the International Criminal Court. Mr Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta are accused of orchestrating violence which followed the presidential election of 2007, charges they deny. Mr Ruto’s lawyer, Karim Khan, denounced the case brought by the ICC.
“You’ll hear tomorrow at the opening of this case what a lamentable shambles the prosecution’s investigation has been-- a parody of justice, and unfortunately it can only be described as a whole-scale duping of an office that has been put in place to protect the rights of victims.”
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The Chilean opposition leader and former president, Michelle Bachelet, has called for a full investigation into human rights abuses committed during Gen Pinochet’s government. Mr Bachelet, who was tortured and forced into exile during the military rule, led an opposition ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the coup which brought the general to power. An official ceremony was boycotted by the opposition.