Many were very surprised Stavanger Aftenblad on Wednesday last week reported that Stavanger mayor Sissel Knutsen Hegdal is resigning. The background is that she has used party funds for private consumption during the 2023 election campaign. Stavanger municipality confirms to Stavanger Aftenblad that Knutsen Hegdal has not sent any application for exemption from office. When the newspaper asks why, she replies that she is mayor until such an application is made. Now she is on sick leave. – I am mayor until a possible application for exemption is made. For the time being, I am on sick leave, she replies to Aftenbladet. Secretary General of the Conservative Party, Tom Erlend Skaug, tells the newspaper that it is up to the city council who is the city’s mayor and up to Stavanger Conservative Party who will be their mayoral candidate. Knutsen Hegdal has not responded to news’s inquiry. Published 11.09.2024, at 21.16 Updated 11.09.2024, at 21.18
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