Shock, discussions and questionable driving skills. Stoltenberg takes on the job of a taxi driver in oslo. Norway pm turns taxi driver in poll stunt norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg has posted a video online of himself going undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon. Inspired by margaret thatchers iron lady nickname, solberg has been given the nickname iron erna. Taxi driver jens stoltenberg is norways inquisitive prime. I think that the country and norwegian taxi passengers are better served if i were a prime minister and not a taxi driver. Norways prime minister turns taxi driver jens stoltenberg drives. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took passengers around oslo in an unusual election campaign stunt. The prime minister had not piloted his own car in eight years, and the rust showed as he bumbled through oslos streets, sometimes stopping abruptly.
Taxi stoltenberg english subtitles arbeiderpartiet. Norway s pm jens stoltenberg spent a day working undercover as a taxi driver in oslo, he reveals, saying he wanted to hear voters real views. The head of state has become famous for a short stint driving an oslo. The head of state has become famous for a short stint driving an oslo taxi during which he listened to the views of ordinary people. A video that his labour party posted on social media.
In a video posted on facebook, twitter and youtube jens stoltenberg said. Norways prime minister poses as taxi driver to hear from. Norwegian pm goes undercover as taxi driver cbc news. Mr stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real norwegian. Norways prime minister spends afternoon working as taxi driver to hear from voters. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg moonlights as a.
Norways prime minister turns taxi driver jens stoltenberg drives a cab duration. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg drives a taxi. Norway s prime minister has revealed he took an unconventional approach to finding out voters concerns by going undercover as a taxi driver. See what happened when norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg was driving a taxi. Jens stoltenberg says he wanted to hear from real norwegian voters a. Mr stoltenberg said it was the first time he had driven for eight years. In the modern era, the head of government has the title prime minister statsminister. Norway s prime minister worked secretly as a taxi driver in central oslo for a day in june, leaving his passengers wondering whether their elected leader had quit the day job. In what he described as an effort to hear from real norwegians, stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and spent an. Norwegian pm jens stoltenberg turns cabbie for a day. It has emerged that some of the people in a video of norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg posing as a taxi driver were paid for taking part.
Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg turns taxi driver to get. An audacious election stunt where norways prime minister worked undercover as a cab driver has backfired after it emerged that five of his. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dons a taxi drivers uniform and drives voters around oslo to find out what people really think. A place for major news from around the world, excluding usinternal news. Norways prime minister takes a second job as a taxi driver. Until 1873, the king of the personal union between sweden and norway governed norway through two. Prime minister of norway driving a taxi with his passengers behind it is important for me to hear what people really think the prime minister said in a video posted on several social networking sites. Jens stoltenberg born 16 march 1959 is a norwegian politician who has been serving as the th secretary general of nato since 2014. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg went undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon, in. A hidden camera fitted in the cab recorded reactions. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg worked in secret as a taxi driver so that he could talk to voters and get their honest opinions on the countrys politics, and then recently posted the. Norwegian prime ministers secret taxi shift usually it is the driver who gets to boast about the customers in his taxi. The labour prime minister came in for criticism for his driving, at one point jolting the car abruptly when, he said, he mistakenly applied the brake pedal on the. Norwegian prime minister s day as taxi driver the politician picked up oblivious passengers and drove them around oslo in an effort to discover what voters really think.
The norwegian prime minister has spent an afternoon working undercover as a taxi driver. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg turns taxi driver to get close to voters. Oslo, norway fox news norway s prime minister plays a trick on norwegian citizens. Norway s prime minister poses as taxi driver to hear from real people 22. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg has gone undercover as a taxi driver in an attempt to get closer to voters. A hidden camera fitted in the cab recorded reactions from the passengers, including one who remarked. Norwegian prime ministers secret taxi shift telegraph. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg released a humorous campaign video of himself going undercover as a taxi driver and engaging with.
Norway s prime minister says the best place to find out what people are thinking is in a taxi. Norways prime minister spends afternoon working as taxi. Norwegian prime minister becomes a taxi driver for a day. Norway pm jens stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver bbc news. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg goes undercover. It is important for me to hear what people really think, he told norwegian media of the june stunt. From this angle, he really looks like the prime minister. Norwegian prime ministers taxi stunt involved paid actors. But for one afternoon in oslo it was the passengers who were able to say, youll never guess who i had in the front of my cab, after realising they were being driven by the norwegian prime. Mr stoltenberg wore an oslo taxi uniform complete with a badge one afternoon in june and picked up passengers in a black mercedes in the norwegian capital. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg turns taxi. Norway s prime minister jens stoltenberg has gone undercover as a taxi driver in an attempt to hear voters real concerns. Norway prime minister jens stoltenberg disguises himself.
Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg, takes the role of a taxi driver in oslo, norway, as a part of the election campaign for norwegian labour party. Norway prime minister goes undercover as taxi driver wsj. Norways prime minister pretends to be taxi driver voice. A video that his labor party posted on social media sunday, aug. In an unusual campaign stunt, jens stoltenberg got behind the wheel of a taxi cab.
The norwegian tabloid verdens gang vg revealed monday that five of the 14 passengers involved were not. The progress partys leader, siv jensen, at an election rally in central oslo in 2009. Norways prime minister drives a taxi to be among the common people norway s prime minister went undercover as a taxi driver to meet his constituents. Norways antiimmigration progress party is likely to come to power for the first time as junior partner in a centreright coalition, according to opinion polls about mondays parliamentary election. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg goes undercover as cab driver.
In going undercover as a taxi driver, the norwegian prime minister put on the complete disguise of an oslo taxi driver. Jens stoltenberg just knows as politicians the world over know that the people who actually know whats happening and how their country should be run are its hairdressers and cabbies. Last friday, norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg joined this illustrious group, disguising himself as a taxi driver in order to get the. Norwegian prime minister goes undercover as taxi driver in. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg released a humorous campaign video of himself going undercover as a taxi driver, ahead of. So jens stoltenberg disguised himself as a taxi driver. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg moonlights as a taxi driver video. Norway pm jens stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg pulled off a stunt recently that many of his fellow democratically elected leaders would likely be too scared to carry out.
Norwegian prime minister defends cab stunt as it emerges. An audacious election stunt where norways prime minister worked undercover as a cab driver has backfired after it emerged that five of his passengers had been vetted and paid. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg pulled off a stunt recently that many of his fellow democratically elected leaders would likely be too. Prime minister of norway jens stoltenberg decided to pose as a taxi driver for a day to speak candidly with norwegians. Its important for me to hear what people really think. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg worked secretly as a taxi driver in central oslo for a day in june, leaving his passengers wondering whether their elected leader. It appears prime minister stoltenbergs taxi stunt may have been a little less incognito than previously thought. Norwegian pm jens stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in oslo, he has revealed. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg went incognito as a taxi driver recently to listen in on voters unfiltered opinions. Norway pm jens stoltenberg turns taxi driver for poll. Its a stunt that would put the fear into almost all democratic leaders, but what exactly happened when norway s pm, jens stoltenberg, became a taxi driver for the afternoon simply to hear the. Norwegian prime minister didnt have to take a second job as a cab driver for financial reasons.
Norwegian pm surprises voters by posing as taxi driver. A video that his labour party posted on social media on. Norwegian prime minister defends cab stunt as it emerges passengers were paid. A member of the labour party, he was prime minister of norway from 2000 to. Norway s prime minister spent the day working as a taxi driver so he could hear the views of ordinary voters he has revealed jens stoltenberg took to the wheel for the first time. Norwegian prime ministers day as taxi driver sky news.
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