Opinion polls have showed that about 1 in 4 Norwegians support the death penalty , with the highest support among Progress Party voters , among whom the support , as expressed in a poll from 2010 , is at 51 percent . Although Progress Party politicians like Ulf Erik Knudsen and Jan Blomseth have expressed support for the death penalty for egregious cases of rape and murder , the party 's policy is opposed to the death penalty . An opinion poll taken after the 2011 Norway attacks showed that the opposition to the death penalty remained firmly entrenched , with 16 percent supporting and 68 percent opposed
2011 Norway attacks
2011 Norway attacks
Capital punishment in Norway