Everything seemed to look fine in Sandnes. Høyre and Frp became by far the two largest parties. Pål Morten Borgli (Frp) was the favorite to become mayor. The two parties started negotiations on Tuesday to form a majority in Sandnes, together with KrF. On Wednesday afternoon, rumors spread that KrF was out, and that the Conservative Party and FRP had broken off negotiations between themselves. And on Wednesday evening came the confirmation: the Conservative Party will continue negotiations with Labor, KrF and Venstre. Disagreements between the Conservative Party and FRP The reason must be the mayoralty. In other words, which party would get the mayor. Either Kenny Rettore (H) or Borgli (Frp). Kenny Rettore (H) and Pål Morten Borgli (Frp) negotiate at the town hall in Sandnes. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news – Now we have assembled the group, identified the various positions and gone through the agreement we made with the Conservative Party on Tuesday. The agreement extends from 2023 to 2027, Borgli (Frp) told news earlier on Wednesday evening. That’s not how the Right saw it. – What has been presented to our group, they cannot accept, said Conservative mayoral candidate Rettore. The municipal council in Sandnes Sandnes has undefined seats in the municipal council. The places are distributed as follows: The Conservative Party went another way Later on Wednesday evening, the parties announced that the Conservative Party, Labor Party, KrF and Liberal Party have met. It is agreed to continue the negotiations on Thursday, with the aim of negotiating a cooperation agreement for the coming period. None of the parties will elaborate on the press release to news. But Frps Borgli wants that. – That’s usually how politics is. We found an ok agreement with the Conservative Party that both parties signed. Now the Conservative Party has chosen to look a different way, he says to news. None of the parties have confirmed that it is the mayor’s disagreement that was the final straw, but Borgli says that “they agreed on the mayor and deputy mayor”. The Progress Party is thus put on the table in the negotiations about who will govern in Sandnes for the next four years. – It is disappointing that they withdraw on the run-up side, he says. KrF withdrew Høyre and Frp were able to form a majority in the municipal council since they together have 25 mandates. There are 49 representatives in the municipal council in Sandnes. Earlier on Wednesday, KrF broke off negotiations with the Conservative Party and FRP. – We had demands that they were unable to fulfill. I don’t want to say more about what those requirements are, says Oddny Helen Turøy, group leader in Sandnes KrF to Stavanger Aftenblad. Group leader in Sandnes KrF, Oddny Helen Turøy. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news
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