Society Party (Norway)

Society Party (in Norwegian: "Samfunnspartiet") is a self-proclaimed anarchist political partycite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2005/09/06/442510.html |title=Derfor parkerte de «bombebilen» |accessmonthday=2008-03-29 |last=Blindheim |first=Anne Marte |date=6 September, 2005 |work=Dagbladet.no |language=Norwegian] in Norway. The party was founded by Øystein Meier Johannesen in 1985.cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=155109 |title=Otto Jespersen stiller til valg |accessmonthday=2008-03-29 |last=Nyhagen |first=Alexander |date=24 August, 2007 |work=VG Nett |language=Norwegian]

Its focus is on Northern Norway-related issues. The party also symphatizes with the Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If Norway joins the European Union, the Society Party states that it will work for Northern Norway breaking out of Norway.

In the 2005 parliamentary elections the party obtained 42 votes.Fact|date=March 2008

The party has been involved in several controversies. In 2005, Meier Johannesen placed a van which in Arabic proclaimed "God is great! Jihad continues until the Jews are out of Palestine. Dust you are and to dust you will return" outside of national broadcasting company NRK's facilities, [cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/valg_2005/5029045.html |title=NRK-trussel var politisk stunt |accessmonthday=2008-03-29 |last=Dam-Nielsen |first=Jan Anders |date=6 September, 2005 |work=NRK.no |language=Norwegian] and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the stunt. The party has also been listing famous people, including comedian Otto Jespersen and bishop Øystein I. Larsen, for local and national election against their will.cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=155109 |title=Otto Jespersen stiller til valg |accessmonthday=2008-03-29 |last=Nyhagen |first=Alexander |date=24 August, 2007 |work=VG Nett |language=Norwegian]

Lawyer Tor Erling Staff is a member of the party and has ran for election for it several times.

The party should not be confused with the "Samfunnspartiet" that existed in the 1930s.

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