Last time, the prime minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, and his fellow Christian Democrats voted against joining.

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Bath's European ambitions were effectively dashed 10 minutes after the re-start, when Magne glided over the try line.

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But it is led by a popular prime minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, a Lutheran priest and ardent football fan.

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The minority centre-right government formed after the 2001 election by Kjell Magne Bondevik needs the Progress Party's votes to stay in power.

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But several prominent Norwegians, including Kjell Magne Bondevik, a former prime minister who leads the opposition Christian Democrats, have raised questions about the monarchy's future.

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The first crack at forming a coalition will therefore go to an amiable nonentity, Kjell Magne Bondevik, leader of the middle-of-the-road Christian People's Party, which made big gains.

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He and his two allied parties romped home with 87 of the parliament's 169 seats among them, giving him a comfortable majority over the outgoing centre-right coalition led by Kjell Magne Bondevik.

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It is unclear why Norway was targeted in the tape, but Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, who visited Washington last week, said Wednesday he takes the threat seriously and has informed all embassies, companies and Norwegians abroad.

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Dallaglio has returned but has not shown the sharpness he had before his injury, Richard Hill could fit in with Magne moving to openside flanker, and South Africa and New Zealand now seem to be finding replacements for their old giants at the back of the pack although the remaining members of the eight are not so strong as once was.

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