Coastal Party
Coastal Party Kystpartiet | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Bengt Stabrun Johansen |
| Founded | 1 February 1999 |
| Split from | Non-Partisan Deputies |
| Headquarters | Grensen 8B 0159 Oslo |
| Youth wing | Kystpartiets Ungdom |
| Ideology | Northern regionalism Nordic agrarianism National conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Green |
| Parliament | 0 / 169 |
| County Councils | 1 / 728 |
| Municipal Councils | 1 / 10,781 |
| Website | |
| www.kystpartiet.no | |
The Coastal Party (Norwegian: Kystpartiet) is a regionalist, agrarian political party in Norway. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies with its main political base in Northern Norway, and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian membership in the European Union. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the Non-Partisan Deputies, from 1997 to 2001. Originally led by the fisherman and whale hunter Steinar Bastesen, its current leader is Bengt Stabrun Johansen (since 2012).