For 20 years, the Labor Party has been in power in Trondheim. In recent years, this has been despite a decline in support. A new measurement reinforces this trend. It shows a decrease of 1.6 percentage points, from the election in 2019. – These are figures we are far from happy with. We are a party that should be well into the 30s, I think, says group leader Roar Aas in the Labor Party in Trondheim. Other: The Pensioners’ Party 3 votes, the Industry and Business Party 2, the Democrats 2 and the Liberals 1. Mayor for 20 years, Rita Ottervik is not running for re-election next year, but Aas believes that the poor poll is due to other things than the preliminary lack of mayoral candidate. – We do not have any national traction aid to put it that way. That’s a bit of it. It has been a demanding situation for the government. And then we have probably done a bad job and been too invisible and shown the policy we stand for. Aas believes the party will come up with a good mayoral candidate well before the election next year. – I understand the extra attention around the Labor Party, but I am confident that the nomination committee is doing a good job and that we come up with a good candidate also in the election in 2023. The Labor Party goes back – Right forward – This is a good poll for the Right, with a clear and distinct progress. It bodes well for next year’s election, says Ingrid Skjøtskift. She is the group leader for the Conservative Party in Trondheim. But despite the fact that the Labor Party and the Conservative Party are the same size, the bourgeois side is dependent on several parties to be able to take over control in Trondheim. – I’ve threatened. We have a year now until the election and we must use that time well, it does not help that only the Conservatives are doing well. The other parties on the bourgeois side must work well. Together we must be able to show that we are a strong and safe alternative to those in power today, says Skjøtskift. Group leader for the Conservative Party in Trondheim, Ingrid Skjøtskift Photo: Kirsti Kringstad / news Commentator: – Little that indicates change – If the Labor Party does not manage to stem the flow of voters in Trondheim, Rødt and SV will have a greater influence on a possible red-green cooperation after next year choice. The Conservatives, for their part, need support from the bourgeoisie to secure a majority and right now there is nothing to suggest that KrF, Venstre and Frp are increasing enough to bring about a change. This is what political commentator in news Trøndelag, Linda Bjørgan, says. – It is heading towards an exciting year in Trondheim politics and a very open municipal election next year, if the trend continues, Bjørgan continues. Political commentator in news Trøndelag, Linda Bjørgan. Photo: Stein Roar Leite Big rise for Rødt While the Labor Party is declining, both Rødt and SV are advancing in the poll The opinion poll shows an increase for Rødt of as much as 3.7 percentage points in Trondheim. Rødt’s parliamentary representative, Hege Bae Nyholt, is happy about that. – The progress to Rødt in both Trondheim and Trøndelag is very gratifying. Now we hope this sticks to next year’s election. She believes Rødt is a clear party with a clear policy for many who now feel that life has become tougher with increased costs. Q down – Frp up In Trøndelag county, the Center Party is the big loser. They have long had good support in Trøndelag, but are now the party with the largest decline, at 5.7 percentage points since the last election. – It is obviously not good enough for us. We have to roll up our sleeves and work, I think, when we hear such figures, says Ole Herman Sveian, county leader of the Center Party in Trøndelag. – I think that to a large extent it is the national trends that come into play when the numbers become like this. It is an impatience, I think, in relation to the fact that people want to see the result of the government’s work. They work steadily, and I think it will turn around when they get delivered eventually, he continues. Others: The Pensioners’ Party 1, the Industry and Business Party 1 and the Health Party 1. While Sp is struggling, Frp is the winner in the county poll. They have in fact doubled the support from the election in 2019. – This is good news. Frp has struggled completely from the previous election with poor results, she says, says Lill Harriet Sandaune in Frp. She believes the reason behind the recovery has an effect on people’s finances. – I think people know it very well in everyday life, that you get less to mess with. Only this with increased fuel prices. There you could now assist in reducing fuel prices, but you do not want that, says Sandaune. Ole Herman Sveian believes that the Center Party works well all over the country, and that people are motivated to work and talk politics in the future. Photo: Knut Bløtekjær / news
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Opinion poll in Trøndelag and Trondheim – Labor Party and Conservatives equal in Trondheim – news Trøndelag
