# Norway's new monarch King Haakon VIII: His life, role and challenges ahead

https://mins.news/en/video/35787

- euronews, 2026-08-28 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tf-mT2TBFo

> Norway has a new monarch, King Haakon VIII. The country’s monarchy dates back to King Harald Fairhair in the ninth century; when Norway regained independence in 1905, three-quarters of voters supported restoring the monarchy in a national referendum.

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