– It is storming around us, now we have to show our best, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during the county annual meeting of Rogaland Ap. He came to his own who sang “You never walk alone”. A good choice, Støre thought, even though he is a Leeds supporter. – I understand why we have such bad opinion polls when interest rates go up and the price of zalo rises. It will take time, but we will fix it so that it will be better for people, said Støre to the annual meeting. He did not mention in the speech the dispute about who will sit in the leadership of the party, but he paid tribute to Hadia Tajik in the speech. Hadia Tajik was praised by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the county annual meeting of Rogaland Ap. Photo: Åse Karin Hansen / news – She is one of the most effective ministers we have had. More people want Brenna Rogaland Ap to have Tajik in the management again. At an extraordinary board meeting in February, they said they want Hadia Tajik back as deputy chairman. A proposal that was not without local opposition, it turned out. Mayor of Haugesund and former leader of Rogaland Ap, Arne Christian Mohn believed that Rogaland Ap should get someone into the central board of Ap who actually lived in the county. Tajik is registered in Strand municipality in Rogaland, but lives in Oslo with her husband and children. A year ago, she had to resign as deputy leader and minister after the commuter housing revelation. Tajik received tax-free commuter accommodation on the basis of a contract that was never used. It happened when she became a political adviser in 2006. After Rogaland Ap surprisingly proposed her as deputy leader again, some in Oslo Ap have also supported her candidacy together with Tonje Brenna who new vice presidents. Hadia Tajik has the support of Torstein Tvedt Solberg and Rogaland Ap to become deputy leader again Photo: Tom Edvinsen / news While others do not want Tajik back in the leadership, and point to Tonje Brenna as the new deputy leader and want to keep current deputy leader Bjørnar Skjæran and party secretary Kjersti Stone bed. Seven of the county teams propose Tonje Brenna as the new deputy chairman. There is thus a majority at the national meeting for Brenna as the new deputy leader, Klassekampen writes. Both current deputy leader Bjørnar Skjæran and party secretary Kjersti Stenseng have indicated that they wish to continue. Bad opinion polls Ap mayor Arne Fossmo in Ringebu will replace Bjørnar Skjæran and Kjersti Stenseng. He believes Jonas Gahr Støre should also consider his position. The reason is the bad opinion polls. The Labor Party has not since September last year been above 20 per cent on average in the national surveys, according to the website pollofpolls.no. This week, the Labor Party was down to 15.5 per cent support in the Opinion poll conducted for ANB/FriFagbevegelse/Dagsavisen. There is a return of 1.3 percentage points since the last survey from Opinion. LO leader Peggy Hessen Følsvik leads the selection committee that will find Ap’s new leadership at the national meeting in May. She has announced that renewal is needed. – The election committee is keen to propose a central board which contributes to renewal, and which also represents the entire breadth of the party organization in a good way, she previously told news.
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