– We look forward to meeting the central board, says deputy chairman of KrF Dag Inge Ulstein. Second deputy leader Ida Lindtveit Røse follows up: – It is a serious situation for the party. At 4 pm today, the leaders of KrF will meet for a central board meeting. Olaug Bollestad will attend the meeting, confirms general secretary Ingunn Ulfsten to news. The party leadership will meet the press after the meeting is over. Deputy chairman Dag Inge Ulstein and second deputy chairman Ida Lindtveit Røse in KrF. – The relationship with Bollestad is good, says Røse ahead of the meeting. Ropstad: – Very serious Former party leader Kjell Ingolf Ropstad says it is very serious for the party. – You, I have confidence that we will find a good way forward together. Former KrF leader Kjell Ingolf Ropstad and current representative of the Stortingsgruppa. Photo: Christian Breidlid / news – Are you going to talk about the notification case too? – We’ll see when we get in. I have no control over the agenda, says Ropstad. Ropstad answers questions from the press. Mayor of Kvinesdal and central board member, Per Sverre Kvinlaug (KrF), says the aim of the meeting is to find a solution. He will not answer whether he has confidence in Bollestad. – It will feel very unfair, news commentator Lars Nehru Sand thinks it will be about the way forward for the party. – There will be a big and dramatic discussion about whether Bollestad has confidence in his own party or not anymore. For him, it seems that Bollestad may have lost trust in the party. Leader of KrF Olaug Bollestad has received a notice against her which is supposed to be about problems surrounding her leadership style. Photo: Alf Simensen – And then the even more dramatic follow-up question is whether she understands it and wants to take the consequences of it, or will she fight to keep the power she has and try to restore trust. He believes the KrF leader will take a possible lack of confidence very seriously. – I think it will feel very unfair. You can understand that on an interpersonal level. Lars Nehru Sand is a political commentator at news. Photo: Jon Petrusson / news At the same time, Nehru Sand believes that the drama that has played out in public for around two weeks, but in the party for the past six months, has gone too far. – If she wants to stay put, and a small majority do, I think it will lead to other departures. It cannot continue as it is now. It cannot be repaired. Accused the rest of the party leadership of a coup There are said to be three of the 14 employees in the party’s parliamentary group who have reported against the party leader. The warning letter must be comprehensive, and contain both general statements about Bollestad’s personality and demeanor, but also refer to specific individual episodes that the whistleblowers believe are examples of a poor working environment and management style. – I think that the warning is used to show how serious the trust is among those who work closely with her, says Nehru Sand. Bollestad gave a defense speech A week later, Bollestad gave a defense speech in a central board meeting. That was reported by Vårt Land. news confirmed this information. According to Vårt Land, Bollestad must have accused general secretary Ingunn E. Ulfsten and deputy leaders Dag Inge Ulstein and Ida Lindtveit Røse of facilitating her resignation as KrF leader and refusing re-election to the Storting. – This is a very demanding situation for everyone in KrF. We do not recognize ourselves in the presentation that appears on news. This was said by acting party leader Dag Inge Ulstein, deputy leader Ida Lindtveit Røse, general secretary Ingunn E. Ulfsten and parliamentary representative Kjell Ingolf Ropstad in a joint statement earlier this week. Published 22.08.2024, at 14.45 Updated 22.08.2024, at 16.05
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