Daily Stormer
February 13, 2014
From the Local:
Norwegian Justice Minister Anders Anundsen on Wednesday ruled out holding a referendum on immigration, rejecting a request by a fellow member of his populist party to follow in the footsteps of Switzerland.
“For many years, the (populist) Progress Party has claimed that more influence should be granted to the citizens. This proposition shouldn’t shock anybody,” Anundsen, a Progress Party minister was quoted by Norwegian news agency NTB during parliamentary question time.
“But within the government coalition, the Progress Party is sticking to our cooperation agreement (with the other right and centre-right parties) and does not plan a referendum on this matter.”
On Tuesday, the immigration spokesman for the Progress Party, which wants to restrict the arrival of immigrants, demanded a referendum similar to the one held last Sunday in Switzerland.
“The idea of a referendum is interesting and Norway should also organise a referendum on immigration. I’m completely certain that a majority wants to tighten up” the policy, Mazyar Keshvari told Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG).
Sometimes, authoritarian decrees are a triumph of both democracy and Allah. This is one of those times.