First meeting of new parliament, right overtakes left on political donations, cinemas get strong ticket sales and more news from Norway this Wednesday. AdvertisementNorway’s new parliament to meet for first timeThe new Norwegian parliament, including members elected for the first time in last month’s parliamentary election, gathers for its first session of the new year today. Rise in fatal traffic accidents last monthSeptember saw a total of nine fatal road traffic accidents, with 11 lives lost as a result. So far this year, 89 people in Norway have lost their lives in traffic accidents. Labour was the largest recipient with nearly 189 million kroner donated to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s party, followed by SV with just under 38 million, the Centre Party with just over 27 million, and Red with 2.2 million kroner.