<h1>Centre-left secures slim parliamentary majority in Norway election, pledges to retain century-old wealth tax after vote</h1> Ruling centre-left forces claimed a narrow parliamentary victory in Norway's general election, securing just over the 85-seat majority threshold in the 169-member Storting, triggering likely weeks of coalition negotiations and cabinet allocation before the monarch can formally appoint a government. The campaign's central legal-political issue was the century-old wealth tax-a levy of up to 1.1% on assets and shares above the statutory threshold-where the victors pledged to retain it while principal right-leaning rivals advocate reduction or repeal, a difference with significant fiscal implications. The result is not expected to alter Norway's NATO alignment or broad foreign-policy stance.