Deputy leader and acting leader of KrF, Dag-Inge Ulstein, rules out that he will run for party leader. Nor is he seeking re-election to the Storting – I have made my decision. I know that there are an incredible number of people who are both committed and want to contribute going forward, says Ulstein to news. It was on Thursday evening that KrF leader Olaug Bollestad resigned as leader of the party. – Following my own assessment of what is in the best interests of the party, I have chosen to resign as party leader. This is a personal choice, and not something I have been asked to do by the central government, said Bollestad. Now KrF must put together a new party leadership. Several candidates are proposed Eva Høili, county leader Akershus KrF, wants Ida Lindtveit Røse as the new leader. – Fortunately, Ida is a smart and skilled politician and a good candidate to become leader. And yes, I want Ida from my own county, but now the usual processes must be allowed to take their course. She points out that the party must take the time it needs and that we can basically wait until the national meeting in the spring to get a permanent, new leader. – I hope Ulstein changes his mind, says Frode Bøthun, leader of Sogndal KrF. Deputy leaders Ida Lindtveit Røse and Dag-Inge Ulstein on their way to the crisis meeting. Photo: Christian Breidlig / news Central board member and county politician in Møre and Romsdal, Randi Frisvoll, points to Kjell Ingolf Ropstad as new party leader in KrF. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad had to step down as party leader in 2021 for the way he handled the commuter housing issue. He wants Frisvoll back. – He has done a good job in the past and I think he can do that again. Then Dag Inge Ulstein has been very clear that he does not want re-election. Ropstad has also said that he is not seeking re-election. But Frisvoll hopes he will change his mind. Below you can see more reactions from KrF profiles. Roar Jonny Strøm / news Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister and KrF leader – It is of course sad what happened. The composition of the management on a more permanent basis should be clarified as soon as possible. There is still time to make a good choice. Private Svein-Ottar Sandal, KrF veteran in Vestland – The last word cannot be said about Dag Inge Ulstein’s candidacy. There is a challenge to the nomination committee in Hordaland KrF to hold new talks with him. – If 2nd deputy leader Ida Lindtveit Røse should be considered as leader, the party must ensure her a “safe” place in the Storting. Perhaps Rogaland will again be challenged as they were when Dagfinn Høybråten was elected to the Storting from this county. news Jon Olav Økland, deputy leader of Vestland KrF’s county council group – Dag Inge Ulstein will be an excellent functioning leader in the coming time, and I am glad that the turbulence is now over. Unknown Mariam Rapp, leader of KRF Kvinner – We are grateful for what Olaug has done for the party. Her stage was shorter than expected, but we are very happy that we are now moving forward together. We are particularly pleased to have her as health policy spokeswoman. Svein Sundsdal Jørgen Kristiansen, deputy representative in the Storting for Vest-Agder – It is clear that a process like this is obviously negative for the party. But maybe it’s sometimes something like that that’s needed, that you have to have a gathering at the bottom to lift the party again. – I hadn’t heard anything about this until a week ago at Arendalsuka. First of all, I think that I know compassion and care for those involved. n648420 Randi Frisvoll, central board member – It has been an incredibly demanding case, it has been tough to stand in it. It is not positive for the party. Although everything that has happened around this departure is negative for the party, I feel that our elected representatives and shop stewards are happy in the party and will continue to work towards the general election next year. Speech Hauso Morten Helland, Bømlo mayor and county leader in Vestland KrF – There are many good people in KrF, and I have confidence that with a good process in the right bodies in the party we will find a good way forward for the party. Kristian Skårdalsmo Hadle Rasmus Bjuland, deputy representative for Rogaland and leader of KrFu– Olaug has been an important profile for the party going forward. She still sits in the Storting for KrF. I hope she can continue to be an important profile for the party. And if she wants to continue in the Storting, I also support her in that. Ole Andreas Bø Geir Sigbjørn Toskedal, former Storting representative and 2nd deputy leader of Rogaland KrF.- I thank our elected party leader for her enormous effort and genuine commitment to people and party after close and good political cooperation.- Your leadership style suited me as 2. deputy leader in Rogaland. I wonder about the situation and process now, and Olaug is the one who is standing upright again. Working on a new recommendation The election committee is now working on preparing a recommendation until the next national meeting, says Reid Ivar Bjorland Dahl, who heads the election committee of KrF. He says that there is currently no plan for an extraordinary national meeting in the party. – The election committee follows the ordinary instructions we have for our work, which consists of interviewing relevant candidates and presenting an overall proposal for party leadership and central board that we think is best for KrF, he continues. He will not say who they see as current candidates. – We will listen to the input we get from the county teams, and form an opinion based on conversations with people about who we think is the best to be leader of KrF. Head of the nomination committee in Rogaland KrF, Oddny Helen Turøy, wants Bollestad to continue in the Storting. Head of the nomination committee in Rogaland KrF, Oddny Helen Turøy. Photo: Kaj Hjertenes / news – Olaug has expressed her desire for re-election. We assume that Olaug wants re-election and will continue in the Storting. The first consultation round in the nomination process in Rogaland KrF is finished on 31 August. Then the local teams must give their candidates for the parliamentary list to KrF. Seven-hour-long crisis meeting The party has remained consistently below the threshold of 4 percent in opinion polls in recent years, and has ambitions to get more representatives into the Storting again, as they had before the election in 2021. KrF currently has three representatives in the Storting. Only Bollestad is the only one of three Storting representatives who has announced that she will seek re-election to the Storting. However, yesterday she did not answer whether she still wanted this. On Thursday evening, Bollestad announced that she has chosen to step down as leader of KrF Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Now there is tension as to whether deputy leader Ida Lindtveit Røse will make herself available as the new party leader. On Thursday evening, she would not answer whether it is applicable. The party held a seven-hour-long crisis meeting on Thursday, which ended with Olaug Bollestad announcing the end of his leadership role. Ulstein emphasizes that they have great respect for the election. – I think I use the words that Olaug said yesterday, this was her decision. The party has been in a very demanding situation. No one at yesterday’s meeting wanted the party to end up in that situation. Olaug made the decision yesterday that she wanted to resign, and we respect that, says Ulstein. – Have experienced that we are a united party During the Political Quarter on Friday, Ulstein insisted that the KrF is a united party. – On Olaug’s watch, the team has come together. I think many people in the party organization and the grassroots have experienced that we are a united party. Olaug has raised many profiles around the country. Even if it feels dramatic now, it is a united party. Dag-Inge Ulstein is adamant that he will not stand for re-election. Photo: news Vebjørn Selbekk, editor of Dagen, says he believes Olaug Bollestad made the decision to resign in order to preserve his dignity. According to him, she wanted to have control over this herself. He believes that what has happened in the party bears the stamp of a brutal power struggle. – Someone has talked together, and is bypassing democracy. The party leader elected by the national meeting is being tried to be deposed, and it is not the will of the members and the elected representatives that is carried out, but a group in Oslo who decided that here pressure must be put on Bollestad to resign. A pressure she couldn’t resist. Editor in Dagen, Vebjørn Selbekk Photo: news Stats scientist Svein Tuastad is also skeptical of the statement that this is Bollestad’s own choice. – It’s really just nonsense. There are many indications that she might want to continue, but when she can say that it is her own choice for the history books, it looks like she is the one who has steered this process. But everyone who has followed what has happened in KrF in recent weeks knows that it has not been like that. Svein Tuastad, political scientist. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news Political editor in Fædrelandsvennen, Vidar Udjus believes that KrF is in total limbo. – They must fill central leadership positions again, both leader, first and second deputy leader. The Storting group will be completely erased, says political editor in Fædrelandsvennen, Vidar Udjus. Vidar Udjus, political editor Fædrelandsvennen Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news – I assume that Bollestad will withdraw there as well. We will get a new Christian People’s Party, says Udjus. Published 23.08.2024, at 08.35 Updated 23.08.2024, at 20.48
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