Abstract
The new right-wing party of Norway, The Progress Party, is the largest opposition party in the parliament and there is a strong possibility that the party joins the coalition government in the near future. The Progress Party has expanded the power by making chauvinistic claims from the late 1980s. However, having got stable position to the parliament, it quitted extreme claims and moderated of its immigration policy. The purpose of this article is to prove that The Progress Party is a populist party which has continued to grow by changing policy freely to suit the situation, different
from the new right-wing parties in other countries which center on anti-immigration and ultra-nationalism. For The Progress Party, the immigration issue was just a “tool” of its growth strategy to be invited to the coalition government by attracting the attention of voters and become established in the parliament.
