The battle in Red Oslo is over – Bjørnar Moxnes won the battle for second place – Greater Oslo

There was great excitement at Thursday’s nomination meeting in Rødt Oslo. 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 am very happy and relieved and touched. I am also very inspired. It is a record-breaking Red meeting, and it bodes very well for the election campaign and the time ahead. That’s what Moxnes told news right after the results became clear. He got 318 of the votes, while 165 wanted Rana in second place. Many turned up to vote on who should be on Oslo Red’s parliamentary list. Photo: Lars Nehru Sand / news Wants to contribute further A majority of the nomination committee has twice nominated Rana for 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. – I feel proud when I see everyone who is here today. I will also be ready to fight, said Moxnes during his election speech on Thursday evening. Former party leader in Rødt, Bjørnar Moxnes, has fought for second place on next year’s Storting list. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB 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. Moxnes has been a leader in Rødt for nine years, but after the “sunglasses case” in 2023, he resigned. Now it is Marie Sneve Martinussen who leads the party. – 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. But only 165 of those who turned up at the nomination meeting on Thursday evening agreed with the committee. 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. 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 19.34



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