It was yesterday that it became known that a notice has been issued against the party leader in KrF, according to information from sources for news. The party confirmed that there was an alert, but not who the alert was aimed at. Key people in KrF told news that there is a difficult situation in the party. Today, several county leaders confirm that it is about Olaug Bollestad and her leadership style. One of them, Jytte Sonne in Innlandet KrF, has not even heard of any dissatisfaction with party leader Bollestad. – I have not registered that there has been any dissatisfaction with her internally, nor have I heard that any of the county leaders should have expressed this, she says. Olaug Bollestad is on sick leave until 31 August Photo: William Jobling / news – Very surprising Jytte Sonne says that the notice therefore comes as a very surprise to her. – Do you know who the notice came from? – No, I don’t know that. She says that it is the secretary-general who will now handle the notification further, and that there will be a case in the central board next week. Jytte Sonne sits on the national board, but not on the central board. Several other county leaders also tell news that they have nothing to complain about Bollestad and her leadership style. Olaug Bollestad has been on sick leave since the beginning of June. KrF mayors are waiting for more information KrF mayor Tarjei Andreas Draugedal in Kviteseid says that “this is a sad case” – We must eventually have to get more information about the case, I don’t know more than what is in the media. Morten Haraldstad, mayor of KrF in Evje. Photo: Svein Sundsdal / news Morten Haraldstad, who is the mayor of KrF in Evje, says that Bollestad is the leader and there is no need for any further clarification about that. He adds that he expects that more information will be forthcoming, and that the case will be handled in a professional manner. – I am afraid that the notice case is harmful for the party in the longer term, but I have faith that the management will handle it as they should, says KrF mayor Elisabeth Hammer in Siljan municipality in Telemark. Several county leaders ring Bollestad – I have never perceived Olaug as anything other than generous, caring and inclusive. The announcement is surprising to me, says Eva Høili, who is county manager in Akershus. The county leader in Finnmark, Erling-Christoffer Suhr, also gives the KrF leader good words of encouragement. – I myself am relatively new as county manager, but from my short experience I only have a positive opinion of Bollestad, says Suhr. The county leaders in Trøndelag and Troms, Geirmund Lykke and Irene Sørensen, both say they have full confidence in Bollestad. – I do not have personal experiences that support the notification case and have full confidence in Olaug. I hope she comes back quickly, says Lykke. Sick party leader General Secretary Ingunn Ulfsten in the party will not say who the notice is aimed at. – We never comment on personnel matters in the media. On a general basis, I can confirm that KrF now has a notification which is processed in line with our routines. I make no further comments beyond that, she says to NTB. KrF leader Olaug Bollestad is on sick leave until 31 August and cannot be seen at the party leadership debate at Arendalsuka tonight. She has been on sick leave since before the summer. It was Vårt Land that mentioned the case first. Published 15.08.2024, at 13.44 Updated 15.08.2024, at 14.47
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County leader Jytte Sonne in Innlandet KrF says she has had no bad experiences with Bollestad – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
