– Today it is a little more than a new city council that is being presented, said Valhammer, and welcomed the new city council into Bergen Town Hall. In addition to presenting a new city council, Valhammer has chosen to make several minor changes to the area of responsibility of the various city council departments. The Liberal Party gets an additional city councilor with Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad, who will be the city councilor for urban development in Bergen. Previously, Bergen had a city council for climate, environment and urban development. Now the Green Party also gets more responsibility in Bergen. The new city council in Bergen consists of: City council for health and care: Ruth Grung (Ap) City council for climate, environment and transport: Thor Haakon Bakke (MDG) City council for finance, industry and ownership: Per-Arne Hvidsten Larsen (V) City council for culture, social and inclusion: Katrine Nødtvedt (MDG) City council for urban development: Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad (V) City council for kindergarten, school and sports: Linn Katrin Pilskog (Ap) KrF exit On Monday, KrF left the city council in Bergen. During a press conference, the party said that they believe that taxpayers’ money is being prioritized incorrectly. In addition, the city council has often had to cooperate with Rødt and SV in order to gain a majority in the city council. – The direction has become different from what KrF can vouch for. Our conclusion is then that we cannot go to the polls in the current city council constellation at the municipal elections in just over a year’s time, said KrF’s group leader in the city council, Håkon Pettersen, during the press conference. KrF’s exit has made the already fragile minority city council even more fragile. Now the city council in Bergen consists of the Labor Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Party. GROUP LEADER: KrF’s group leader in the city council, Håkon Pettersen. Photo: Bergit Sønstebø Svendseid / news Poor support KrF is struggling on a national basis, and Bergen has until this week been the only big city where the party has had power. After the KrF exit, city council leader Roger Valhammer sent out a separate press release. There he wrote that since February he has been aware that KrF has had internal discussions about how they are going to manage to raise their own support. Bad opinion polls were also among the reasons why the party chose to withdraw. Valhammer expressed understanding for this. FORMER HEALTH COUNCIL: Beate Husa (KrF) became a familiar face during the pandemic. Photo: Valentina Baisotti / news Former health councilor Beate Husa has been KrF’s only councillor. For many, she became a familiar face during the pandemic. After she resigned on Monday, social councilor Ruth Grung (Ap) has taken temporary responsibility for the city council department.
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This will be the new city council in Bergen – news Vestland
