The matter summarized Unge Venstre’s new leader, Omar Svendsen-Yagci, supports the decision to close two secondary schools and four schools in the interior, and says that the villages must be left to die in order to strengthen the regional centres. Erik Lillebakken in Senterungdommen says it is the wrong medicine to make the districts attractive, and advocates more decentralisation. Representative of Liberal Party in Innlandet County Council says Young Liberal Party would keep Skarnes vgs. in the group meeting before the decision was made in the county council. Omar Svendsen-Yagci is adamant that it was right to close the schools, and that he fears for the future of Inlandet if they do not rethink the regions. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Unge Venstre has a new leader. Omar Svendsen-Yagci (V) starts his leadership with a clear view of the small villages. – Regardless of how much money we spend on keeping each village and hamlet alive, we can see that people are moving away from there, says Svendsen-Yagci. Stig Jaarvik / news Who is Omar Svendsen-Yagci? Omar Svendsen-Yagci is 20 years old from Gjøvik. He was deputy leader of Unge Venstre and took over as leader from Ane Brevig in October. He has also been county leader in Inlandet Unge Venstre. news Omar Svendsen-Yagci At the same time as leader of Unge Venstre, Svendsen-Yagci is group leader and municipal council representative for Gjøvik Venstre. He was the 3rd candidate in the parliamentary election for Innlandet Venstre. news Omar Svendsen-Yagci He chose Unge Venstre because he believes that they have the solutions to the major challenges the world is facing now. His heart issues are climate, a freer school and Ukraine winning the war against Russia. He also wants Norway to join the EU. He is educated in political science. In the school structure case, where Innlandet county council decided to close two secondary schools and four schools, Svendsen-Yagci says that the county council made a wise decision. – It is not a simple debate, I understand that people want their school. They have been brave in their decision. It was the right choice, even if I don’t agree with them about much else, says Svendsen-Yagci. We explain the school case in Innlandet. Stronger regions, not villages The new youth party leader says that the politicians do not dare to rethink about the villages, including the county politicians from his own parent party. He believes that one must “stop chasing the past” when talking about solutions for rural areas. Stronger regions with urban features, he believes, draw people back, while rural areas are not the politicians’ responsibility. – Some villages and hamlets must be left to die. It is not a political responsibility to keep them alive. REGIONALIZATION: Omar Svendsen-Yagci in Unge Venstre wants stronger regional capitals, rather than preserving the villages. Photo: Bjørnar Morønning / news – Isn’t it a bit hostile towards many in the interior? – I don’t think that the villages will die. But we cannot use the flawed policy we have used today, where we throw money and political resources at them, without it helping and when they achieve the goals we want, says the Young Left leader. – The wrong medicine The head of Senterungdommen, Erik Lillebakken, says that Unge Venstre is showing its true face and what is in store if there is a new government next year. – Then there will be a massive centralization of services, especially in the districts, and a massive rural death, predicts Lillebakken. CENTRALIZATION: Erik Lillebakken in Senterungdommen sees no difference between regionalization and centralization. Photo: Frode Meskau / news Lillebakken sees little difference between regionalization and centralization. He believes that decentralization is the solution to getting stronger rural communities and that you indirectly get stronger regions. He therefore believes that closing secondary schools is counterproductive. – By putting down schools, you add more fuel to the centralization fire. I think it is completely the wrong medicine in the face of the challenges we see, says Lillebakken. Are you wondering how the closed schools voted in the last election? Wanted to keep school in group meeting The Liberals’ county council group in Inlandet voted against closing the school. Stig Vaagan (V) says that the knowledge base was not good enough to make the decision to close schools. The Left was also not asked to be part of a compromise with Høgre, Ap and MDG. – There are too many questions that we do not get answers to in the analysis. In such a serious and important matter, we are willing to take action to that extent. But then it must be completely knowledge-based, explains Vaagan. Stig Vaagan is a representative of the Liberal Party in Innlandet County Council. Photo: Anne Kari Løberg / news Unge Venstre was in favor of keeping Skarne’s village. and shut down Gausdal road, when the Liberal Party had a group meeting on the matter, according to Vaagan. – In the group meeting, they did not support closing down Skarnes. We didn’t get a good answer as to why, says Vaagan. Afraid for the future of Inlandet After the meeting with the Unge Venstre leader, news contacted again to ask if they would fight to keep Skarnes vgs. in this group meeting. Omar Svendsen-Yagci replies to a text message that “Unge Venstre has not decided on individual schools”. He is adamant that “we must have politicians who dare to make tough choices (…), even if they are not always popular”. – But I personally think it was sensible to close down Skarnes, writes Svendsen Yagci. The Young Venstre leader believes he is afraid of the future of the Inland, if one does not get a good understanding of the county council policy. – I love Innlandet, and I am concerned that all the regions we have here should grow. Then I think the worst thing we can do is to always look for the past. Otherwise, I fear that Innlandet will become a place where no one wants to live when I grow up. – I want a strong Inlandet with strong regions, says the recent Young Leftist from Gjøvik. Published 06.11.2024, at 20.07 Updated 06.11.2024, at 20.14
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Omar Svendsen-Yagci is the new leader of Unge Venstre, and he wants more regionalization – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
