The case summarized: A survey conducted by Norstat for news shows that about 7 per cent of those in the Sami Parliament’s electoral figures do not perceive themselves as Sami. Senior scientist Mikkel Berg-Nordlie believes that this weakens the legitimacy of the Sami Parliament, as the election man’s figure is the foundation wall of the Sami Parliament. In order to stand in the number of elections, one must meet certain criteria, including that you perceive yourself as the same. Researcher Jonas Stein believes that the vast majority who perceive himself as Sami gives the census high legitimacy, despite the 7 percent who do not. The Sami Parliament has also noticed that several in the electoral numbers do not meet the criteria. Ulf Tore Johansen in the Northern Calotte people thinks it is “little formed” by news to ask whether Sami voters perceive themselves as the same. Berg-Nordlie points out that non-Sami in the census can affect the election and thus weaken the Sami Parliament’s ability to represent the Sami in Norway. The summary is made by a Ki service from Openai. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publishing. Loga Sámegillii. Through several articles, news has shown that several have joined the Sami Parliament’s election figures, without fulfilling the criteria for standing there. This is the first time you have a specific figure on how many it can be. In a poll made by Norstat on behalf of news, seven percent respond that they do not perceive themselves as the same, while two percent do not know or will not respond. This may mean that over 1,600 people can vote in the Sami Parliamentary elections, without fulfilling the criteria. This is how we worked on the case news has received permission from the plenary management of the Sami Parliament to make a total of four extractions from the Sami Parliament’s election figures. Each extraction should consist of approx. 3,000 people and will be the basis for interviewing 1,000 people news determines the questions and Norstat does the interviews. In the case we have relied on the election man number back to June 30, 2023. At that time there were 23,488 people. A total of 1001 responded to the question “There has been some debate about the criteria for the Sami Parliament’s election figures. Do you perceive yourself as the same? ”. That means we have received a response from 4.26 per cent of all who were listed in the census June 30, 2023. The question was the last of a total of ten questions in a larger poll conducted in the period February 24 to 1 March 2025. False information – that figure should be zero percent. When submitting an application to join the Sami Parliament’s electoral number, you sign a form that opens with the words “I perceive myself as the same”. This is stated by senior researcher Mikkel Berg-Nordlie at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at OsloMet to news. Mikkel Berg-Nordlie is a senior researcher at the NIBR-Oslo Met. Photo: JOHAR KHALID To stand in the electoral number, there are some criteria to fulfill: You must be children of someone who is in the census, or at least one of your parents, grandparents or great -grandparents must have had Sami as a home language. In addition, the law requires that one sees yourself as the same. Berg-Nordlie continues:-So what happened here? Has anyone provided false information about themselves to the authorities, or have they changed their minds about their own Sami afterwards? he asks. This is how they answered if you perceive themselves as the same is subjective, and that is what news asked about: “There has been some debate about the criteria for the Sami Parliament’s electoral number. Do you perceive yourself as the same? ” A total of 1001 people answered the question. Some sign out in recent years, there has been a sharp increase in how many people have joined the electoral number. At the same time, the Sami Parliament notes that someone in the electoral number does not meet the criteria. – The Sami Parliament receives some requests from the census for removing from the electoral number on the grounds if you do not meet the subjective requirement. This is what plenary leader Tom Sottinen writes in an e-mail to news. The Sami Parliament’s plenary leader Tom Sottinen (Ap). Photo: Håkon Mudenia / news – We see that some state that they do not meet the subjective criterion even though they have previously stated that they perceive themselves as the same. Sottinen thinks it is worrying that someone in the survey replies that they do not perceive themselves as the same. He also mentions that the media talk around the survey may have affected the answers and that it must be included in the assessment. – The most important thing for us is that we safeguard both the legitimacy and confidence in the Sami Parliament’s elections, while at the same time acknowledging that it is important to understand what lies behind these answers. Therefore, we must spend time analyzing this before we decide on the road ahead. – Nothing that will be perfect Jonas Stein is associate professor of political science at UiT and thinks the figures news has shown he is positive for the Sami Parliament and the electoral number. – The vast majority of those in the census perceive themselves as Sami. It gives the census high legitimacy, says Stein. Jonas Stein is associate professor of political science at UiT. Photo: news At the same time, he emphasizes that identity is often complex. – It is not so that everyone in the elections of the Storting perceives themselves as a Norwegian. But of course, nothing will be perfect. And that’s not this here either, says Stein. – Far more fragile identity among the voters of the Northern Calotte people, seven percent respond that they do not perceive themselves as the same. Vice Presidential candidate Ulf Tore Johansen (NKF) has an explanation for. “They (voters) may have a far more fragile identity than those who have been in an established Sami party for many years, for example,” he told news. The Northern Calotte people’s vice presidential candidate Ulf Tore Johansen. Photo: Håkon Mudenia / news Johansen has reacted to the fact that news asks whether Sami voters perceive themselves as the same in a chronicle. – It is true that when you ask, of course you get an answer. He thinks it is “little formed” by news to ask the question, as he thinks it should be enough to answer when you join the electoral number. – When people have said that they are the same and confirm that they are the same, then the number is there. It is the sum of those who have said yes, I expect. That is what is statistically right to think, says Johansen. On Tuesday, the Sami Parliament’s plenary meeting will start. Photo: Mona Solbakk / news – but now news has got figures that there are about 7 per cent saying that they do not perceive themselves as the same? – Yes, news has received numbers. But it is actually the plenary management that manages the election man. That is what has been the criticism. You do such a partly persecution of those who are in doubt, or have responded from the objective assessment that news Sápmi may have. In this graph, we have only included the three largest parties in the Sami Parliament, since the number of answers made to the other parties is considerably smaller. Is the choice affected? Mikkel Berg-Nordlie believes that it threatens the legitimacy of the entire Sami Parliament if many so-called “non-Sams” are listed in the census. – The Sami Parliament will represent the Sami in Norway. There are different perceptions of what makes someone at the same, but it is probably a minimum goal that you actually perceive yourself as a same, says Berg-Nordlie. Senior scientist Mikkel Berg-Nordlie believes the Sami Parliament’s election figures are the foundation of the Sami Parliament. Photo: Johan Ante Utsi / news-The more non-Sams voting during Sami elections, the more the Sami Parliament’s ability to say that it speaks on behalf of the Sami in Norway. These non-Sami can also affect the election-even if they are not right, explains Berg-Nordlie. If they vote, it will directly affect the election, but it is also a problem that they are listed in the census, according to Berg-Nordlie. For the Sami elections there are seven constituencies and how many mandates the different circles get into the Sami Parliament depends on how many Sami are in the different circles. So if many non-Sams in a constituency enter, that constituency can be over-represented at the expense of other constituencies, Berg-Nordlie explains. This is not possible to look at news’s numbers since they are not distributed to constituencies but regions, Berg-Nordlie emphasizes after seeing the numbers. Published 10.03.2025, at. 17.07 Updated 10.03.2025, at. 17.09
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