– I’m quite fed up with the political banter. This is what Trond Giske says just before the annual meeting of the Trondheim Labor Party starts. Several in the party have expressed that it is Giske who has something to do with the leadership dispute in the party. One of those who has spoken out critical of Giske is Trude Basso in Trondheim Ap. – Now that was enough for us. Enough is enough. You can say things yourself or you can work strategically and long-term to get what you want. It’s not right, says Basso. She described the situation to Adresseavisen as if the party lives in grace because Giske has ambitions for himself. Motion of no confidence It started when the leader of the Trondheim Labor Party, Gunn Eli Høgli, received a phone call from the leader of the election committee to consider resigning. But Høgli has no intention of retiring. – Here I stand and here I stand supported. Then came the motion of no confidence. It has been announced that a motion of no confidence will be presented to leader Gunn Eli Høgli at the annual meeting of the Trondheim Labor Party. Photo: Bjarte M. Johannesen / news “Eastbyen workers association wants a democratic clarification and our tool in the situation is to put forward a motion of no confidence.” it says in the proposal. They want to elect a new leader during the annual meeting this weekend. – I have registered what is happening, I come here and am not on the ballot. I was elected for two years. That’s my starting point and I don’t know anything else. This is what Gunn Eli Høgli says to news ahead of the annual meeting. No more support from Giske Why is Giske so decisive here? Because his local team, Nidaros Sosialdemokratisk Forum, were the ones who got Høgli through as new leader last year. Then Giske and Høgli ended up in conflict, and now several people think that it is he who wants to get her out. Høgli thinks it is strange that there are no-confidence motions against her when she is not up for election. – I have not received a single feedback that something is wrong. Rather, I have received good feedback after a content-rich year. It is wonderful that it is coming now, says Høgli to Adresseavisen. Gunn Elin Høgli is leader of the Trondheim Labor Party. Photo: Tariq Alisubh / news The Labor Party’s mayoral candidate in Trondheim, Emil Raaen, supports Høgli. He wrote that in an internal memo, which was sent to several people in the party. “For my part, I have no experience with Gunn Elin that is of such a nature that it earns the annual meeting its distrust. On the contrary, I have experienced good support throughout the entire election campaign” Gunn Elin Høgli, Trond Giske and Jørn Arve Flått during the election campaign in 2021. Photo: Bjarte Johannesen / news Need adults in the party Board member Sara Shafighi tells news that mistrust has not been an issue in the vast majority of local laws in Trondheim Ap. – Most teams have confidence in the board of the party, says Shafighi. She believes that there should be a prescription for the decision from last year’s annual meeting about Høgli as leader and let her serve out her term of two years. – It has been demanding at times on the board. I have also disagreed at times, but I have taken that internally. This is how Sara Shafighi describes the year on the board of Trondheim Ap with Høgli as leader. Photo: Oscar Sandø – There are grave things that come up in the days before the annual meeting. The Trondheim politician adds that not everything is perfect in the party, but that they must manage to clean it up internally. – Then we need enough adults in the party who help to create a good party culture, with security and who are predictable, she adds.
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New leadership dispute in Trondheim Labor Party – Trude Basso and Roar Aas blame Trond Giske – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
