Norway's eurosceptic Centre Party quit the government on Thursday in a dispute over the adoption of European Union energy policies, leaving the centre-left Labour Party to rule alone eight months before an election.

Norway's government coalition collapsed on Thursday following a long dispute over the implementation of EU energy market regulations. The agrarian Centre Party, the junior partner of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's Labour Party,

Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre is left heading a minority government after coalition partner pulls out over EU market rules it says make it impossible to shield citizens from high electricity prices.