National
Monarchy of Norway
- Norwegian Bokmål: Kongedømmet Norge
Governs Norway
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Source: wikidata.org, checkedMonarchy of Norway in plain words
- What it can't do
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The King is formal head of state. Under the Constitution the executive power is exercised through the Council of State, and by constitutional convention the King follows the advice of the Government, which is responsible to the Storting.
Who sits on it
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King of Norway
Inherited
Haakon VIII
King of Norway · since August 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- King of Norway wikidata.org · checked
- Haakon VIII as King of Norway
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What it can do
- Formal head of state and executive authority
Executive power is vested in the King and exercised through the Council of State (Constitution, Articles 3 and 12). In practice the powers are exercised by the Government under parliamentary responsibility (Article 15 and constitutional convention).
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Sources for what it can do
- Formal head of state and executive authority lovdata.no · checked
Sources
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q165241 (Haakon VIII of Norway): position King of Norway from 2026-08-28; Q57287 (Harald V) died 2026-08-28; read 2026-10-12: The Crown and holder. Fallback: Wikidata and English Wikipedia, because royalcourt.no / kongehuset.no returned a bot-check page (Vercel Security Checkpoint). For: Monarchy of Norway, King of Norway, Haakon VIII as King of Norway
- lovdata.no · checked Lovdata, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov (Constitution of Norway), read 2026-10-12: Article 6 (succession) and Articles 3, 12 (executive power vested in the King, exercised through the Council of State). For: What it can't do, Monarchy of Norway in Norwegian Bokmål, Formal head of state and executive authority
- regjeringen.no · checked Regjeringen (Government of Norway), Offisielt fra statsråd 28. august 2026, read 2026-10-12 via search-result extract (regjeringen.no returns HTTP 403 to direct fetches): King Harald V died 28 August 2026 at 06.35; Haakon acceded as King under the Constitution and takes the name Haakon VIII. Supports term start 2026-08-28 and regnal name. For: Haakon VIII as King of Norway
- nrk.no · checked NRK front page, read 2026-10-12: headline "Nå kommer Haakon VIII til byen som ikke ville ha Haakon VII" corroborates that Haakon VIII is King; also Stortinget front page lists "Hans Majestet Kongens tale til det 171. storting" (voted 2026-10-06). Accession date 2026-08-28 still from Wikidata Q57287/Q165241 only. For: Haakon VIII as King of Norway