Giske himself confirms this to news. – It is absolutely phenomenal. I remember when we got the news that we had reached 200 in total, so the fact that we get that in a day is quite unique. He does not yet have an overview of where in the country they come from. In 2022, Nidaros had over 2,968 members, which makes it by far the country’s largest local team. The growth in membership was enormous from 321 members the previous year. It is difficult to say exactly how many members Nidaros has in total so far this year. That is because the deadline for paying the membership fee expires in February. After this, it will become clear how many are no longer in the team. – In terms of experience, there is always a certain drop-off when people have to pay for a new year, which may be due to some announcements, but perhaps also because people cannot afford it and have to prioritize what they spend money on, says Giske. Tonight starts the annual meeting of the Trondheim Labor Party where 149 out of 239 delegates are from Nidaros Social Democratic Forum. Will limit Giske’s power Half of the Giske team’s members live outside Trondheim and Trøndelag. Thus, around 1,500 of the members live elsewhere in the country. The Labor Party’s central board is now in favor of changing the statutes in the party. This could lead to Nidaros in practice having less influence at the national meeting. If this goes through, members living outside Trøndelag will represent the municipality or county in which they live, when delegations to the national meeting are to be put together. Giske thinks this is a strange proposal. – It is perfectly fine that our delegates are determined by how many we have in Trondheim and Trøndelag. I have said all along that it is fine, he told news yesterday. – But the fact that they should count for other counties is very strange. – The most democratic proposal The Central Board’s purpose for the change is that a municipal party or county party should be represented on the basis of the number of members who are registered in the relevant municipality or county. They want local members to get involved locally and raise local issues. – You must have influence through the team, municipal party and county party until the national meeting. We believe this is the most democratic proposal and at the same time makes it easy to be involved where you want, says party secretary Kjersti Stenseng. She points out that work on the statutes was started in 2021, before Nidaros Social Democratic Forum experienced its membership growth.
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Nidaro’s Social Democratic Forum has gained over 200 members in a day – news Trøndelag
