– This is incredibly gratifying and a huge inspiration. That says a clearly satisfied Kent Ranum, the Conservative Party’s new mayoral candidate in Trondheim. The Conservative Party receives a support of 28.5 percent in a new opinion poll conducted by Norstat for Adresseavisen and news, and is now by far the largest party in Trondheim – This gives an extra boost to continue the daily contact with other Trondheimers, about what we can do to make things even better no matter what life situation you are in. Heavy fall for Ap Ap’s mayoral candidate in Trondheim, Emil Raaen, will work to gain the people’s trust in the election next year. Photo: Erland Knutsen / news It has been a long time since the Conservative Party has gained such a large support in the Trønder capital, which has been governed by Labor mayor Rita Ottervik for almost 20 years. Ap gets a support of 21.5 per cent in the November poll. The previous low was in 1995 with 24.5 percent support. – These are figures that we want to be high, of course. Had there been a choice, we would have been dissatisfied. That’s what AP’s fresh mayoral candidate in Trondheim, Emil Raaen, says, who knows both pressure and joy. – We have just chosen the crew that will go into this election campaign, and it is only now that we are hammering out the policy for the next election period, says Raaen, who is looking forward to getting out and talking to people. He admits that they have a lot to do going forward. – We believe we have good solutions for tomorrow’s challenges, and stand for a proud tradition. We take a lot with us, we also have to change in some areas. There is a new era ahead, says Raaen. Political commentator Linda Bjørgan believes that next year’s local elections will be more exciting than in a long time. Photo: Stein Roar Leite Voters on the move – the Labor Party is set to make its worst election in Trondheim in 50 years. Two municipal elections ago, Ap was at 41.5. Now they are more than halved. So says political commentator in news Trøndelag, Linda Bjørgan. She also does not believe that Rita Ottervik would have been able to stem the decline that the Labor Party is now experiencing, if she had been re-elected. – Ap is struggling with support across the country, and in Trondheim the wear and tear on governance is probably great after 20 years at the helm. Labor mayor Rita Ottervik is not running for re-election as mayor, and must now see the party fall sharply in a recent opinion poll. Photo: Morten Waagø The co-operation parties Sp and MDG also fall sharply compared to the election results in 2019. SV also falls back somewhat in the measurement, while both Rødt and Venstre advance. – The voters in Trondheim are clearly on the move. The local elections next autumn will be more exciting than in many years, says Bjørgan. The measurement for Trondheim confirms the results of several national measurements, where the Liberal Party goes back and the Conservative Party goes forward. – Both parties will depend on the support of the supporting parties to form a majority in Trondheim as it currently looks. There, too, Ap seems to be struggling. The outcome is completely open. This is how the distribution of the 67 seats in Trondheim city council would look if the November poll had been an election, compared with representation in the city council after the election in 2019. New ideas The Conservative Party’s fresh mayoral candidate takes the poll as a signal that the city wants to bring in someone with new ideas. – The way the numbers are now, anything is possible. A lot can happen in ten months, says Ranum, who makes no secret of the fact that the goal is to become the biggest possible. – We must be ready to take over if we get approval for our ideas.
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The right comes to the fore in a new poll for Trondheim – news Trøndelag
