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The Norwegian conservative-liberal government has said Monday that it will continue in spite of having remained in the minority by the departure of the ultra-right Party of Progress, one of its four members, following the repatriation of a woman from the Islamic State (IS) and its sons.

The Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, announced at a press conference that the remaining tripartite intends to remain in the Government, despite being a minority and although it will be more complicated from now on to carry out her project.

He also thanked the Progress Party for its recent collaboration, both in the Executive and in the Legislative.

However, Solberg defended his decision to repatriate the woman of the SI and their two children and stressed, despite the political consequences, that the measure was "correct" and "the best for the family."

The ultra-right-wing leader and until now Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen , argued in a previous appearance that it was already "too difficult" to get the agenda of his party in the Executive.

"I put the party in the Government and now I'm going to take it out," said Jensen, who felt however that the current Executive must move on.

The Norwegian Government decided last week to allow a woman with her two children to return to the country so that one of them, aged five, could receive medical treatment. The woman left the country in 2013 and marched to Syria, where she is suspected of joining the jihadist organization. The woman was arrested upon arrival in Norway and her son was hospitalized.

The ultra-rightists were in favor of assisting the minor, but considered that there was no need to allow the return of those who had joined Islamist groups abroad.

The Progress Party occupied seven of the 22 portfolios of the Norwegian Executive, including key positions such as Finance and Justice and Immigration.

The Norwegian Conservative-Liberal Government had barely a year with its current composition , when the democratic formation was added to the conservative, liberal and ultra-rightist parties pact. The coalition thus obtained an absolute majority in the 'Storting' (Parliament).

With the four right-wing parties in block, it was the first Norwegian non-Labor executive with an absolute majority since 1985.

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