Meet the norwegian taxi driver who runs a ford focus rs. He revealed that 120,000 ehailing drivers will benefit from this allocation which is valued at a total of rm60 million. A place for major news from around the world, excluding usinternal news. Norwegian prime minister becomes a taxi driver for a day. Wjla7 reports that bondevik even showed them that his passport identifies him as the former prime minister of norway, but to no avail. Apr 10, 2015 watch norway prime minister driving a taxi to know peoples problem is our pm can do it zemtv official on dailymotion. Mr stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real norwegian voters and that taxis. Aug 14, 20 some passengers were paid to take part in a buzzgenerating video that showed norways prime minister undercover as a taxi driver probing voters concerns, his party has admitted. Cabinet ministers drivers racked up overtime ctv news. Aug 11, 20 press the symbol in the lower right side corner for subtitles. 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. Norways prime minister goes undercover as taxi driver in. Mr stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg spent an afternoon working undercover as a taxi driver, using it as a campaign strategy to find out what people really think ahead of the september 9 election but his disguise didnt do him any favors.
Norwegian pm jens stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in oslo, he has revealed. In the modern era, the head of government has the title prime minister statsminister. Palme is mistakenly assumed by the american journalist who is killed at the start of the book to have later turned to work for the soviets. Norway pm goes undercover as taxi driver evening telegraph. Norwegian prime ministers taxi stunt involved paid actors.
A video that his labour party posted on social media on. Norwegian prime ministers day as taxi driver scoop news. Norways prime minister has revealed he took an unconventional approach to finding out voters concerns by going undercover as a taxi driver. The 54yearold later joked on his prospects of becoming a taxi driver fulltime if he loses the election on 9 september. A member of the labour party, he was prime minister of norway from 2000 to 2001 and from 2005 to 20. 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 drivers see their trade wiped out during coronavirus. Give taxi drivers the wage support they need now, not in. I think the country and the norwegian taxi passengers are best served if im the prime minister and not a taxi driver. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg worked secretly as a taxi driver in central oslo for a day in june, leaving his passengers wondering. Norwegian expremier is stopped at dulles airport over iran visit. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg has posted a video online of himself going undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon. Norwegian prime minister works as a taxi driver for a day. Unlike their counterparts in the rest of europe, norwegian prime ministers do not have the option of advising the king to dissolve the storting and call a snap election.
The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went at full speed down the hill. The pm admitted to one passenger he had not driven in eight years. Norwegian prime minister goes undercover as taxi driver. Stockholm ap norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took passengers around oslo in an unusual election campaign stunt.
Norwegian prime minister works as a taxi driver foreign. Norwegian pm surprises voters by posing as taxi driver. Feb 03, 2017 norwegian expremier is stopped at dulles airport over iran visit kjell magne bondevik, right, a former norwegian prime minister, speaking in tehran in 2008 with mahmoud ahmadinejad, irans. Norway pm turns taxi driver in poll stunt newscomau. The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting the cyclists. Jan 26, 2018 norwegian taxi driver evald jastad is quite the sight, running about the fjords in his ford focus rs. 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. Norwegian prime ministers secret taxi shift telegraph. Aug 12, 20 norways prime minister has revealed he took an unconventional approach to finding out voters concerns by going undercover as a taxi driver.
The tale of a taxi driver and the plight of the poor. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg went undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon, in. Norway prime minister jens stoltenberg disguises himself as taxi driver to chat with voters video. Norwegian prime minister drives taxi on hidden camera. The constitution requires that the storting serve out its full fouryear term. Norwegian prime minister works as secret taxi driver. Former norwegian prime minister detained at dulles airport. I think that the country and norwegian taxi passengers are better served if i were a prime minister and not a taxi. Aug, 20 it emerges 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 ministers day as taxi driver sky news. Its not every day you get the prime minister behind the wheel of a taxi, but thats what happened in norway when its leader spent a day driving people around oslo. Aug 12, 20 some passengers were paid to take part in a buzzgenerating video which showed norways prime minister undercover as a taxi driver probing voters concerns, his party admitted monday. Norways prime minister drives a taxi to be among the common people norways prime minister went undercover as a taxi driver to meet his constituents. Do you know how taxi drivers are faring in these days of dread.
Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg turns taxi driver to get close to voters. Driver meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg drives taxi in oslo. The book is the thinly disguised story of events leading to the assassination of olof palme. Delhi chief minister arvind kejriwal has come to the rescue of auto and taxi drivers in the national capital as he announced on thursday a help of rs 5000 to them directly in their bank accounts. Norwegian prime ministers secret taxi shift youtube. In an unusual campaign stunt, jens stoltenberg got behind the wheel of a taxi. Deputy prime minister and finance minister heng swee. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took passengers around oslo in an unusual election campaign stunt. Norwegian prime minister in norway this week, prime minister kjell magne bondevik returned to work, after a threeweek leave of absence for clinical depression. But for one afternoon in oslo it was the passengers who were able to say, youll never guess who i. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg becomes taxi driver for the day to speak to voters video chris york the huffington post uk ensure captions are turned on.
Make sure you click the little cc button at the bottom of the player for english. Norway pm jens stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver. Rs 5000 relief for auto, taxi drivers in delhi amid. Norwegian pm jens stoltenberg turns cabbie for a day. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dons a taxi drivers uniform and drives voters around oslo to find out what people really think. Norways prime minister spends afternoon working as taxi driver to hear from voters. This was announced by prime minister muhyiddin yassin this afternoon. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg released a humorous campaign video of himself going undercover as a taxi driver and engaging with potential voters in the back seat, just as his three. Kangar, feb 29 although the rm600 oneoff payment announced by interim prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamad for those reliant on tourism to address the impact of the covid19 outbreak in the country is not the answer to the financial constraints facing them, it will, however, be of help. Its important for me to hear what people really think. In a video posted on facebook, twitter and youtube jens stoltenberg said. As of 2020, the prime minister of norway is erna solberg, of the conservative party. Aug 11, 20 in this undated photo taken from video, provided by the norwegian labour party, norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg, takes the role of a taxi driver in oslo, norway, as a part of the.
Norwegian prime ministers secret taxi shift usually it is the driver who gets to boast about the customers in his taxi. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg moonlights as a taxi driver video. Norwegian pm goes undercover as taxi driver cbc news. Aug 11, 20 norway pm jens stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver. Aug 12, 20 norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took passengers around oslo in an unusual election campaign stunt.
The office of the prime minister assists the prime minister in leading and coordinating the work of the norwegian government. Feb 03, 2017 former norwegian prime minister kjell magne bondevik shakes hands with pakistani activist malala yousafzai during her visit to the oslo centre for peace and human rights in norway on june 15, 2014. Aug 12, 20 norwegian pm surprises voters by posing as taxi driver norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg dons a taxi driver s uniform and drives voters around oslo to find out what people really think. In the initial stimulus package that was announced by tun mahathir in february, taxi drivers will receive oneoff rm600 cash aid from 1st april 2020. Taxi drivers in burton have told how they are battling on as the coronavirus outbreak has wiped out most of their business. Former norwegian prime minister stopped by new us entry. Norways prime minister turns taxi driver jens stoltenberg drives a cab duration. Taxi, privatehire car drivers to get more help amid covid. At various times in the past, the highest governmental title has included steward rigsstatholder, viceroy vicekonge, and first minister forstestatsraad. Norwegian prime minister jen stoltenberg masquerades as a taxi driver in oslo ahead of september election. Jun 15, 2016 so on behalf of president obama, let me again thank the prime minister and all of our norwegian hosts, not just for welcoming me here for a visit, but more importantly, for what they do for everybody else in the world.
Singapore taxi and privatehire car drivers will get more financial aid as the covid19 pandemic takes a bigger toll on business. Former norwegian prime minister kjell magne bondevik was stopped by us border control agents at washington dulles airport on wednesday and questioned for roughly an hour before being granted permission to enter the country. Norwegian prime minister becomes taxi driver for a day. Many make their living ferrying people to and from east midlands and. Its important for me to hear what people really think, he said. Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg drove a taxi around oslo to get the opinions of everyday norwegians. Aug 11, 20 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. Kjell magne bondevik, prime minister of norway from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005, was pulled aside and detained for further questioning before being allowed through customs. Usually it is the driver who gets to boast about the customers in his taxi. A video that his labor party posted on social media. The leader of the countrys labour party revealed he made the outing in a video posted by his party on facebook, twitter and youtube.
Jun 12, 2018 norwegian prime minister erna solberg said on monday that the u. Jan 10, 2018 norwegian prime minister says europe is on alert about russian interference president trump, right, meets with norwegian prime minister erna solberg in the oval office at the white house on jan. Norway pm jens stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver bbc news. If theres one place where people say what they think, its in the taxi. Norway prime minister jens stoltenberg disguises himself. I think that the country and norwegian taxi passengers are better served if i were a prime minister and not a taxi driver. When the storting the parliament assembles each year in. Deput prime minister heng swee keat told parliament on thursday.
The book has palme as having been a cia agent in his days of student politics. Former norwegian prime minister detained at airport crooks. Political platform for the norwegian government, formed by the conservative party, the progress party, the liberal party and the christian democratic party. In a video posted to the labour partys website, stoltenberg smiles broadly at his perplexed taxi customers as they slowly figure out whos driving. Norway prime minister goes undercover as taxi driver wsj. Our taxi driver members are keen to play their part in the national fight against coronavirus and we would like to explore further the prime minister s reference today that taxi drivers could ferry nhs workers between homeandhospital they are ideally suited professionally for this role. 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 goes undercover as taxi driver in. 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 had quit the day job.
Norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg moonlights as a. Norway pm undercover as a taxi driver vanguard news. The labour leader, who is campaigning for reelection on 9. Norways prime minister jens stoltenberg has gone undercover as a taxi driver in an attempt to hear voters real concerns. Some passengers were paid to take part in a buzzgenerating video which showed norways prime minister undercover as a taxi driver probing voters concerns, his party admitted monday. Jens stoltenberg is up for reelection for prime minister of norway and wants a better sense of what the voters want from their political leaders. 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. The associated press reported the norwegian prime minister disguised himself as a taxi driver as part of an election stunt. Oslo, norway fox news norways prime minister plays a trick on norwegian citizens. Jens stoltenberg born 16 march 1959 is a norwegian politician who has been serving as the th secretary general of nato since 2014.