– I won’t be upset if I don’t become mayor. But I will be upset on behalf of the voters if there is not a clear shift in politics, says Rune Midtun. He is the Karmøy FrP’s mayoral candidate. His party received almost 20 percent of the vote in Karmøy after the election, and is the municipality’s largest party. Karmøy is one of the municipalities where there is still tension over who will become mayor. Rune Midtun is the Progress Party’s mayoral candidate in Karmøy. He has faith that he will be the next mayor. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news Undecided in several places According to an overview made by news, there are 48 municipalities that have not reached a decision. 1 out of 7 municipalities in the country, that is. The municipal council in Karmøy Karmøy has undefined seats in the municipal council. The places are distributed as follows: The other municipalities include Oslo, Kragerø, Senja and Karasjok. See the full list: The municipalities that have not elected a mayor Troms and Finnmark: Tromsø Vardø Hammerfest Tjeldsund Bardu Dyrøy Senja Balsfjord Lyngen Storfjord Skjervøy Kvænangen Loppa Hasvik Porsanger Karasjok Gamvik Sør-Varanger Nordland: Sømna Brønnøy Vevelstad Alstahaug Leirfjord Nesna Hemnes Lurøy Træna Meløy Saltdal Fauske Evenes Øksnes Hamarøy Vestland: Rogaland: Agder: Vestfold and Telemark: Holmestrand Færder Kragerø Viken: Halden Aurskog-Høland Nittedal Nannestad Krødsherad Oslo: Inlandet: But then you’re probably wondering: Why does it take so long here? Yes. The FRP in Karmøy has had talks with both the local Karmøylista, Høyre, INP, MDG and Rødt. Now they haven’t spoken to the Right for a while. The Conservative Party, on the other hand, has formed a platform with KrF, Venstre and the Center Party. Among other things, these have held talks with the Labor Party. – We are sitting quietly in the boat right now, says FrP’s mayoral candidate. The municipal board in Karmøy in connection with a vote. In Karmøy and 47 other municipalities, it is not yet clear who will govern the municipality. Photo: Thomas Halleland / news Mayors throughout the country Map display The mayor’s party in each municipality Map of Norway where each municipality is marked with the party color of the party that has the mayor Not decided yet Select area All of NorwayAgderInlandetMøre and RomsdalNordlandRogalandTroms and FinnmarkTrøndelagVestfold and TelemarkVestlandViken Party Mayors Change Labor Party 98 −52 Conservative Party 84 +51 Center Party 78 −52 Progressive Party 14 +11 Christian People’s Party 10 0 Socialist Left Party 3 −3 Liberal Party 1 −1 Green Party 0 −1 Others 15 −7 The overview shows in how many municipalities each party has been given the mayor. In 54 municipalities, it has not yet been decided who will be mayor. The change shows how many more or fewer mayors the parties have so far, compared to 2019. Last updated 2 October 2023. Several parties cause trouble In other words, there are many parties to deal with on Karmøy. And that is precisely what is pointed out as the reason why it has not yet been clarified who will manage the municipality in Rogaland for the next four years. – It’s no wonder they are struggling to come up with something on Karmøy. There are so many big parties, says election researcher Svein Erik Tuastad. Svein Erik Tuastad is an election researcher. He says many municipalities are struggling to find a clear alternative because of many large parties. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news He says this is also the case in several other municipalities that have not elected a mayor yet. – There can be many opportunities to get a majority. The more parties in the picture, the more difficult it is to reach an agreement, he says. Incumbent mayor Jarle Nilsen agrees with the election researcher. Nilsen has held the office of mayor in Karmøy for eight years, but the party received only 15.2 percent of the vote during this year’s election. A sharp decline from the previous election. – One of the challenges is that the largest party in the municipality has less than 20 per cent of the vote. In Karmøy, at least four more parties are needed to form a majority anyway, says Nilsen. Current mayor of Karmøy, Jarle Nilsen (Ap). Photo: Ole Andreas Bø / news – Everything is open The Labor Party has had talks with both the Conservative Party, KrF, the Center Party and the Liberal Party. In recent days, the party has been free from meetings. – Do you still imagine that you can become mayor of Karmøy for another term? – Yes, that is one of the scenarios. But there are more, says Jarle Nilsen. He is concerned about the parties that will govern the municipality, has a good basis for cooperation. – But everything is still open, says Nilsen. Karmøy is the only municipality in Rogaland that has not elected a mayor after the election on 11 September.
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