There was great excitement in Red Oslo before Thursday’s nomination meeting. Former party leader Bjørnar Moxnes and Oslo city council politician Sofia Rana have both fought for second place on the Storting list. On Thursday evening, it became clear that the majority at the nomination meeting will have former party leader Bjørnar Moxnes in second place. – I feel proud when I see everyone who is here today. I will also be ready to fight, said Moxnes during his election speech. A majority of the nomination committee has twice put Rana in second place. But Moxnes has not thrown in the towel for that reason. 11 of the party’s 19 local teams have wanted the former party leader to be given the place behind first candidate Seher Aydar. Many turned up to vote on who should be on Oslo Red’s parliamentary list. Photo: Lars Nehru Sand / news – Popular city council representative and activist Six of the nomination committee’s nine members wanted Sofia Rana to get second place on next year’s parliamentary list. – Sofia is a well-known, respected and popular city council representative and activist, with long experience from a low-wage profession and as a shop steward. That is what the nomination committee wrote in its recommendation which came on 1 November. City council politician Sofia Rana, here from a previous demonstration outside the Storting. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Rana is considered more activist than the more moderate Moxnes, and is, among other things, against Norwegian arms aid to Ukraine. She has a professional background as a cabin crew member at SAS, and sits on the city council in Oslo. Wants to contribute further Former party leader in Rødt, Bjørnar Moxnes, ended up in second last place in the nomination committee’s recommendation. Admittedly, three of the committee’s nine members wanted Moxnes to get second place. When the decision became known on 1 November, it was clear that he would not give up without a fight. In a post on Facebook, he wrote that he will continue to contribute for a Red that is spearheading the match against Forskjells-Norge. – Not least in the country’s most class-divided city, and for international solidarity. Former party leader in Rødt, Bjørnar Moxnes, has fought for second place on next year’s Storting list. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Moxnes has been a leader in Rødt for nine years, but after the “sunglass case” in 2023, he resigned. Now it is Marie Sneve Martinussen who leads the party. Agreement on the top of the list The first place on Rødt Oslo’s nomination list has been little contested. A unanimous nomination committee wanted Seher Aydar to front Oslo Rødt at the next general election. Seher Aydar has sat in the Storting since 2021. Photo: Hallgeir Aunan / news – She has done an incredibly good job of fronting social justice, health policy, international solidarity and the women’s struggle, the committee writes in the proposal. Aydar also received support from a large majority of the local teams before Thursday’s meeting. Published 21.11.2024, at 19.16 Updated 21.11.2024, at 19.19
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