City council leader Rune Bakervik (Ap) tells news that the current city council with the Labor Party and Liberal Party will resign. – I will announce to the mayor that my city council is resigning. We are unable to count to the 34 necessary votes to get a governing council for Bergen, says Bakervik. It happens after Høgre and Frp did best in the municipal elections in Bergen. – We have worked hard, had a fantastic election campaign and delivered good results in Bergen for eight years, so it is clear that the disappointment is there, says Bakervik. Now Høgre’s city council leader candidate Christine Meyer wants to take over. – Høgre is the largest party in Bergen, and we of course take responsibility for forming a governing majority, says Meyer. Can negotiate about the light rail over Bryggen It is still unclear whether she will get a majority. Even with KrF and Venstre on the team, the non-socialist parties are still in the minority. Meyer says she will now negotiate with several parties, and is open to reconsidering the light rail over Bryggen. – We will continue as the business ministry until further notice, says Bakervik. Not long since the last time It has not been long since the last time an Ap city council had to resign in Bergen. After a seven-year-old boy was found tied up and injured in a bed, and several other incidents, there was a child welfare crisis in Bergen. This resulted in Høgre, Raudt, Center Party, KrF and Frp putting forward motions of no confidence against the then city council leader Roger Valhammer (Ap) last autumn. Shortly afterwards he resigned as mayor.
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Rune Bakervik’s city council resigns in Bergen – news Vestland
