Post by cenydd on Aug 12, 2013 9:18:03 GMT
A video called 'One Day in June' was posted on the Norwegian Prime Minister's Facebook page on Sunday.
It shows Jens Stoltenberg wearing a taxi driver's uniform and sunglasses, driving passengers around the streets of the Norwegian capital, only confirming his identity when asked.
"So, you have begun driving a taxi," deadpans a passenger after realising who his chauffeur is. "Have you quit as prime minister?" asks another.
Mr Stoltenberg, who has led the Nordic country for the past eight years, said the stunt was an opportunity to speak to voters candidly.
"It's important to listen to people's opinions," he said. "In taxis, people really say what they mean."
It shows Jens Stoltenberg wearing a taxi driver's uniform and sunglasses, driving passengers around the streets of the Norwegian capital, only confirming his identity when asked.
"So, you have begun driving a taxi," deadpans a passenger after realising who his chauffeur is. "Have you quit as prime minister?" asks another.
Mr Stoltenberg, who has led the Nordic country for the past eight years, said the stunt was an opportunity to speak to voters candidly.
"It's important to listen to people's opinions," he said. "In taxis, people really say what they mean."
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/10236939/Norwegian-PM-surprises-voters-by-posing-as-taxi-driver.html
That's a novel approach to gauging the opinion of the electorate, and I'm not convinced it would be a particularly effective one! Bit of a silly publicity stunt, really - surely there are better ways to understand how the public feel about things?!