Norway’s Prime Minister Plays Pokemon Go in Parliament, Does Not Care

One of the main reasons why nobody watches BBC Parliament 24/7 is because, quite frankly, it gets a little tiresome. People gesticulating over anything and everything to no conclusion, a distinct lack of drum and bass, and too many white dudes chewing toffee on the backbenches make it an arduous experience.

Which is why Norway’s Prime Minister is a shining example of how to make the most of a pretty boring situation. Despite the fact that she couldn’t do much as she was sat down, Erna Solberg realised she had some housekeeping to do with Pokemon Go. Even though she was caught, she should show no remorse – some things are just more important than others.

Erna Solberg
Source: The Guardian

I also don’t want to read into this too much, but on a recent trip to Slovakia, she told reporters that she was excited to hatch a 10km egg, which makes it sound like she was only going to the country to hatch an egg and that political responsibilities were a pretense. That’s what I would like to think, anyway.

This isn’t the first time a Norwegian politician has been busted playing the app during parliament. Trine Skei Grande, Solberg’s direct opposition, landed herself in trouble for spending some time with her Pokemon during a meeting on national security. Funnily enough, Grande was actually at the pulpit while Solberg was on the app this time, but didn’t seem too bothered:

https://twitter.com/Trinesg/status/783549174902059008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

“She heard what I said, we ladies can do two things at the same time you know.”

God bless you, Norway. Never change.




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