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HARDtalk: Siv Jensen, Norwegian Finance Minister

09/04/2018

Siv Jensen, Norwegian Finance Minister

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Siv Jensen, Norwegian Finance Minister

Stephen Sackur speaks to Siv Jensen- Norway's finance minister.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Siv Jensen- Norway's finance minister and the leader of the Progress Party. How does populism work in a country rated one of the world's richest?

The outside world tends to view Scandinavia as a haven of prosperity, progressive politics and social liberalism, but look closer and you find a powerful strand of right-wing populism fuelled by a suspicion of immigration. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Siv Jensen- Norway's finance minister and the leader of the right-wing Progress Party, a partner in Norway's coalition government for the past five years. How does populism work in a country rated one of the world's richest and happiest?

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