Erna Solberg

埃尔娜·索尔伯格

The Big Interview

社会与文化

2023-07-07

24 分钟
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The former prime minister of Norway sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss her political career and the future of Europe’s relationship with Russia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • You know, democracy, rule of law doesn't happen overnight.

  • I think that's.

  • That was a bit of the naiveism we had after the war fell.

  • And when you looked at a lot of African countries who became more democratic in the 90s was that if you just get democracy and vote, then you will get all of the values of a liberal democracy.

  • You don't get that until you have rule of law, until you understand to separate the powers of the judiciary and politics.

  • And this is a long way to go.

  • And we see that still a difficult in some Eastern European countries that is under scrutiny from the EU now on the separation of powers.

  • For example, Orne Solberg served as Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021 and currently leads Norway's Conservative Party in opposition.

  • Norway seems readier than most democracies to give one time prime ministers another shot.

  • Solberg's immediate predecessors, Jens Stoltenberg and Kjel Magnir Bondovic, both did two stints.

  • And Norway's only previous female Prime Minister, Grohalen Brundtland, did three.

  • Polls suggest there is every chance that the next Norwegian general election due in 2025, will return Orne Solberg to the Prime Minister's residence at Incognito Gata 18 in Oslo.

  • I'm Andrew Muller and I spoke to Orne Solberg on the big interview.

  • Well, I wanted to start at the start.

  • I'm interested in what set you on a career in politics at a very, very young age.

  • Was there nothing else you wanted to do?

  • Oh yes.

  • I started to be active in the youth movement of the Conservative Party just before I became 16, which was in the 70s.

  • It was a very white and black political debate at that time among young people.

  • It's still the Cold War.