On Thursday afternoon, the Conservative Party turned around – again – in the most inflamed issue of Bergen politics in the last ten years. Now there may be another round as to whether the light rail will run along Bryggen or not. It is completely contrary to what the Conservative Party’s city council leader candidate, Christine Meyer, promised the voters a few days before the election in news’s metropolitan broadcast: WOULDN’T HAVE A REFIGHT: Christine Meyer and the Conservative Party stepped in as a guarantor that the light rail route along Bryggen should not be touched. The reactions have not been long in coming. Former State Secretary Mathias Fischer shares the video of Meyer guaranteeing that the Bryggen route will remain in peace: – I think this clip will be shared, seen and remembered by many in the future, he writes on Twitter/X. A plea from a former city councilor One of those asking the Conservative Party to reject a new rematch for the Bryggen route is former Bergen city councilor and head of the Bergen Business Council, Monica Mæland. That’s what Bergen Business Council writes in its submissions to the new city council platform in Bergen. It was Mæland herself who started the discussion about light rail along the pier when she was city council leader over ten years ago. – We have always supported the light rail to Åsane, she writes in an SMS to news. DOESN’T WANT A REBATE: Former city councilor and head of Bergen Næringsråd, Monica Mæland, asks her former city council not to rematch the Bryggen route. Criticism is pouring in online and many are ridiculing what appears to be the most powerful figure in Bergen politics. LATTERLIGGJØR: The Instagram page “Bergenpolitik”, which usually harasses Bergen politicians, posted this picture today. Photo: facsimile instagram Commentator in Bergens Tidende, Gerd Tjeldflåt, said in the podcast Someone must go: “Liar, liar, liar, Christine Meyer”. In a comment, she questioned whether Christine Meyer can ever be trusted again. – She has repeated the promise several times before the election and after the election, then she turns around – and claims that it is about a majority of the people of Bergen wanting this. It is demonstrably wrong when you look at the election results. I react to that, she says. Political editor in Bergensavisen, Sølve Rydland, describes the turnaround as follows: “The broken promise that could change Bergen’s politics for a long time” REACTS: BT commentator Gerd Tjeldflåt asks if we can ever trust the Conservative Party’s candidate for city council again. Photo: Linnea Skare Oskarsen / news Blames Ap and the voters To news, Meyer owes the breach of promise to, among others, sitting city councilor Rune Bakervik from the Labor Party. Yesterday she said the following to news: – I have asked Bakervik to step down to make room and then make the Bryggen alternative stand. He was not willing to do that and we chose to go to the other side. ADVERTISED ON FACEBOOK: On Thursday afternoon, Conservative candidate for city council Christine Meyer announced that she had turned around, on Facebook with this post. Photo: Screen dump / Facebook Meyer also takes aim at the people of Bergen: – The voters have actually had their say. We had hoped that the voters would give us their support so that we could form a majority and not have a rematch. It turns out that is not possible. The Conservatives are keen to come to power, get a change in this city and fortunately we have many other issues than what concerns the Bybanen. news has asked Meyer what she thinks about the reactions and ridicule, but has not yet received an answer. TURNOVER OPERATION: On Thursday afternoon, the Conservative Party’s city council leader candidate, Christine Meyer, announced that she is turning towards a collaboration with Bybane along the Bryggen opponents. Photo: Linnea Skare Oskarsen / news BA editor Sølve Rydland previously worked at news.
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In front of the whole of Norway, Christine Meyer promised an end to the light rail dispute – news Vestland
