| Thorvald Aadahl | |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Rødenes, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Newspaper editor, novelist, and playwright |
Thorvald Aadahl (23 July 1882 – 26 March 1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, novelist, and playwright.
Born in Rødenes, he was chief editor of newspaper from 1913 to 1942 and chaired the Norwegian Press Association from 1931 to 1934.[1] [2]
In the Norwegian parliamentary election of 1927 Aadahl was the third candidate on the list presented by the short-lived far-right National Legion, behind Karl Meyer (the party's leader) and Frøis Frøisland, and ahead of Jens Bratlie. In a press release, the National Legion stated that it had deliberately chosen "strong" personalities able to withstand the rigours of Norwegian politics.[3]
Frøisland denounced the list in a piece he wrote in Aftenposten, stating that neither he, Aadahl, nor Bratlie were willing candidates; they had not even been aware of their nomination. He declared that a vote for the National Legion would be a wasted vote in the ongoing struggle against "the communists". Norwegian electoral law provided no legal grounds, however, for persons listed in the ballot to refuse their nomination.[4] In the event, the National Legion received only 1,210 votes nationwide and won no seats in parliament.[5]