I have not had good working conditions – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

– I have not had good working conditions, and therefore I have asked to change committees and step out of the group board, says Kaski. She was called in sick on 7 November, right after SV presented its alternative budget. Thus it was not her, but deputy leader Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes who led SV’s negotiations on the state budget with the governing parties. Kaski has not applied for re-election to the Storting and is thus finished in top Norwegian politics next autumn. – As a representative for Oslo, it will be important for me to do a good job for the city and the residents here, and to do a good job for the whole of SV, in the months that are left of the parliamentary term. I am passionate about green and fair transition, and look forward to working even more closely on it in the industry committee, she says. news has been in contact with Kaski today, but she does not want to be interviewed about the matter. – Impressive job SV leader Kirsti Bergstø says Kaski has done an impressive job for SV as fiscal spokesperson, “not least through many tough negotiations with the governing parties”. – I understand her desire to change committees and of course make arrangements for that, she says in a press release. – I am sure that Kari Elisabeth will also do a very good job in the business committee, and we will ensure good working conditions for her. It will now be Deputy Chairman Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes who takes over Kaski’s place in the Finance Committee at the Storting. – We have just finished negotiating a huge budget. I am looking forward to following up on everything we have achieved in the budget agreement with the government parties and building on it, says Fylkesnes. Internal disagreement The governing parties and SV reached an agreement on next year’s state budget on Sunday evening. But the charge to the negotiations was not the best. Just hours after Kaski and Bergstø had together presented SV’s alternative budget, with the party’s priorities, Kaski suddenly called in sick. And a couple of weeks later, news was able to report that internal discussions ahead of the budget negotiations became a topic when SV’s national board met. Just before the start of negotiations, there was internal disagreement in SV about the strategy and which issues should be prioritized. Aftenposten has also mentioned this information. Published 02.12.2024, at 13.48 Updated 02.12.2024, at 14.03



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