– I am a little unsure of what to vote for. Maybe I will choose Ap, said Emil Andre Jacobsen before the school debate at Øksnevad upper secondary school in Klepp. He admits that he hasn’t thought much about this year’s election. – I will listen to the parties and decide afterwards. I hope one of them changes my mind. Emil Andre Jacobsen (at the front of the stairs) watched excitedly during the debate that was held before the ballot boxes were opened at Øksnevad upper secondary school. Photo: Tom Edvindsen / news And that one debater actually made Emil Andre change his mind. He finally gave his vote to Frp. Like the rest of the students who go to upper secondary schools in Norway, he has now cast his vote in the school election. It was Høyre that was the pupils’ favorite with almost 22 per cent of the votes. The 2023 school election National results in the 2023 school election. The students have voted as if it were a county council election. Compared to the corresponding election in 2019. Party SupportChange21.9%H+8,919.5%FRP+11,417.0%AP−9,511.1%SV+1.39.4%V−0.76.0%SP−2.13 ,8%MDG−7,12,8%KRF+0,52,7%R−2,35,7%Andre−0,5Click on the party circle to see the full party name. Source: Sikt But the FRP, which Emil Andre voted for, came second with 19.5 percent of the vote. They increased the most from the school election in 2019 with an increase of 11.4 per cent. At Øksnevad upper secondary school, it was the party Emil Andre voted for, which became by far the largest party. FRP received over 36 percent of the vote. Then came Sp with around 19 per cent and Ap with around 12 per cent. – I am very concerned about the environment and going for walks, so I voted Liberal. That’s what 18-year-old Solveig Hovda says. She also attends Øksnevad high school. Solveig Hovda puts the ballot in the ballot box at Øksnevad upper secondary school in Klepp. Photo: Ingvild Stuedal Taranger / news The Left Party received 6.6 percent of the vote in Øksnevad. School elections 2023 Pupils at upper secondary schools in Norway participate in the school elections. This year, 387 schools are participating. The election will be held on 4 and 5 September. School elections are organized in election years. The election should give students the experience and practical experience of participating in a democracy. The election is similar to a real election, the students vote by putting their ballot in a ballot box. This year, the pupils can vote for the parties standing for election in the county council elections in the county where the school is located. The election organizer compares the results with the school election in 2019. news also measures the changes compared to the election four years ago, as this was the last time pupils voted in a local election. – Politics is exciting Mathilde Chalindar Le Mercier at Øksnevad says that there were some parties she hadn’t even heard of before she visited the booths at Øksnevad upper secondary school. Mathilde Chalindar Le Mercier learns a lot during the school election. Photo: Ingvild Stuedal Taranger / news – I learn a lot. I don’t know what I will vote for, but the Liberals are interesting, she says. She finds politics exciting. – But when we can actually vote, I don’t know how it will turn out. Then I have an opportunity to influence politics in the country. I may not vote, but I wonder what politics will be like when I get older. When news asks Mathilde if she has an affair of the heart, she uses the opportunity to give an ever-so-small jab at a much-discussed political scandal. – I don’t really have any matters of the heart. Maybe people should stop stealing sunglasses. Debate from Øksnevad upper secondary school during the school election. Photo: Tom Edvindsen / news Voted blank But not everyone is equally concerned with political elections. – I just took a random piece of paper and voted, says John Adrian Kane. John Adrian Kane goes to Ishavsbyen high school in Tromsø. Photo: Erik Waagbø / news He goes to Ishavsbyen high school in Tromsø. He says it was too difficult to decide what to vote for. – I am not very politically engaged. So I voted because I had to, he says. Absence limit Abolfazl Nouri goes to the same school as John Adrian. Abolfazl is clear about what is most important to him in the school choice. – The absence limit. If you miss ten percent of the school hours, you will not get a grade. It is little, he says. For Abolfazl Nouri, the absence limit was decisive for which party he voted for. Photo: Erik Waagbø / news The student at Ishavsbyen high school said before he voted that there were several parties he was considering. Also at the upper secondary school in Tromsø, it was the FRP who ran away with the victory. The party captured over 31 percent of the vote. Ap received 17.4 per cent, while the Conservative Party became the third largest party with almost 16 per cent. Storting representative Tina Bru (H) celebrates the school election results. Here from election vigil in Stavanger. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news Increased speed limit on mopeds At Kristiansund secondary school, there was first an election debate, with promises of cheap fuel, legalization of cannabis, scrapping of the absence limit and free school meals. – I didn’t care which party I was going to vote for until now. I didn’t cheer for anyone, but I do now because the debate was good, says student Sander Neergaard-Pettersen. School choice at Kristiansund upper secondary school. Elias Brantzæg, Iver Berge Kanestrøm and Sander Neergaard-Pettersen Photo: Eirik Haukenes / news The friend Elias Brantzæg thinks many of the politicians come with election money. – Almost all parties promise a lot that they are not going to do, says Brantzæg. For him, the most important thing was to increase the speed limit on mopeds. FRP was clearly the largest at Kristiansund upper secondary school with almost 58 per cent of the vote. Labor got more than 11 percent, while the Conservative Party got just over 8 percent of the vote. Shocked Joakim Tangen is Fpu leader in Møre and Romsdal and top candidate for FRP in Gjemnes municipality. He says he is shocked. – It is a record high result. It is much more than what we had hoped for. I had to have it read to me a couple of times before I actually understood how high the number was. He talks about the dissolution of the FRP in Møre and Romsdal. It ended at 40.5 percent. School elections in Norway Norway has organized school elections since 1989. The election is an important part of the school’s mission in promoting knowledge about democracy and citizenship. Election vigil for Frp and Høyre Tromsø in connection with the school election. Photo: Erik Waagbø / news Normally, the school election gives a good indication of how the main election goes. – It can tell a bit about the trend and development leading up to the election, says election researcher Johannes Bergh. Election researcher Johannes Bergh. Photo: William Jobling / news He says it is good that we get to see what young people think and what political preferences they have. – The school elections create a commitment and an interest which I believe is important in getting young people to vote, says Bergh. Results from the school election in 2019 Labor Party: 26.6 per cent Conservative: 12.9 per cent Green Party: 10.8 per cent Left: 10.2 per cent Socialist Left Party: 9.9 per cent Progress Party: 8.2 per cent Center Party: 8.0 per cent Red: 4.9 per cent Christian People’s Party: 2.3 per cent Other: 6.2 per cent Sources: Directorate of Education & Norwegian Center for Research Data
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