The Center Party received support from 13.5 percent of voters in 2021 and thus 28 representatives in the Storting. This was a shock election for the party. But since then, the party’s support has fallen like a stone. The average of the national measurements for October is 5.8 per cent, according to the website Pollofpolls. That would have given 10 representatives in the Storting and had dramatic consequences for the Center Party’s top politicians: Minister of Justice and Emergency Emilie Enger Mehl would not have entered the Storting from Hedmark. In Sogn og Fjordane, Municipal and District Minister Erling Sande would not have been elected to the Storting. The parliamentary seat of former minister for higher education and research, Sandra Borch, would also be up for grabs in Troms. And in Rogaland, Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad would not have renewed confidence. And it is already clear that one of SP’s most experienced politicians, parliamentary leader Marit Arnstad, will not seek re-election to the Storting. – Drastic change Mads Motrøen, who is a senior project manager at Norstat, says many central SP people will not be able to stand for re-election if today’s polls were to be the election outcome next autumn. – For Sp, Norstat’s October poll will indicate a drastic change in their power in the Storting. It is also critical that so many profiles are at risk of being leaked, he says to news. Sp received support from 4.9 percent of voters in Norstat’s latest survey for news and Aftenposten. National party barometer October 2024 What would you vote for if there were a parliamentary election now? Compared to the September poll.Party Support Change22.7%H−2,822.0%FRP+2,519.3%AP−0.99.0%SV+0.66.2%R+1.26.0%V+1.24, 9%SP−0.23.5%MDG−0.52.4%KRF−0.14.1%Other−0.8Click on the party circle to see the full party name. Based on 992 interviews conducted in the period 15.10.24–19.10.24. Margins of error from 1.1–3.3 pp. Source: Norstat He emphasizes, however, that it is very difficult to say anything certain about the exact distribution of direct mandates and equalization mandates, based on individual measurements with 1,000 respondents. – It is also difficult to estimate how this will look with increased support for Sp, since the increased support must come from other parties – which in turn affects the distribution of mandates in the October poll, says Motrøen. He estimates that Pollestad and Sande will be first in the queue for a place in the Storting if support for SP were to increase. – I assume that they must have a turnout of close to 10 per cent to get all four in, he notes. Trouble for the party The weak support is also a big challenge for the election committee, which will now put together a new party leadership before the national meeting in Haugesund at the end of March. Namely, it is considered a great advantage for a political party that the most central profiles in the leadership sit in the Storting. Party leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum has clarified that he will seek re-election as party leader. But the one deputy chairperson’s place is empty after SP veteran Ola Borten Moe left last year. At the same time, the other deputy leader, Development Minister Anne Beate Tvinnereim, has not clarified whether she wants to continue in office. – I will wait to answer until I get the question from the election committee, she writes in an SMS to news. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Anne Beate Tvinnereim. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB Featured Both Emilie Enger Mehl, Sandra Borch and Erling Sande are mentioned as possible deputy leaders in the party. – He is a very tidy and skilled person. There should be good representation in the party leadership, SP mayor Jenny Følling in Sunnfjord said about Erling Sande to the Nation a year ago. And immediately after Borten Moe’s departure, several county leaders entered Borch’s name for the position. – I have registered that Nordland Sp has fronted Sandra Borch, and as county leader in Troms I would like to say that I fully support it, said Svein Leiros to VG. However, that was before Borch herself had to resign from the government last winter because she had cheated in her master’s thesis. FAVORITE IN THE NORTH: Sandra Borch. Photo: Trygve Grønning / news Minister of State Erling Sande says he has not decided on the question of becoming deputy leader. – Must answer the committee if they ask, he says to news. Mehl was not available to answer about the matter, but Borch tells news that she is open to becoming deputy leader. – Now the nomination committee will have to do an important job. Sp has many good candidates. But if Sp wants, I am at least available, says Borch. Launched Gram – leading the work himself Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, who looks set to be elected to the Storting for Sp in Nord-Trøndelag, is also mentioned as a possible deputy leader. When Borten Moe resigned, county leader Ole Herman Sveian in Trøndelag was quick to highlight Gram’s name. – He has long and wide experience from the entire party organisation, both as a shop steward and as an elected representative, he told Aftenposten. At the Center Party’s national board meeting on Monday, it became clear that it is Sveian himself who will lead the work of putting together the new leadership. He was elected chairman of the election committee. The county leader does not think it is problematic that he himself has singled out Gram in the discussion. – No, my role will be to lead the committee in such a way that the organization can provide input, the committee has good processes and discussions leading up to a recommendation that is good for the Center Party, says Sveian to news. Gram has not responded to news’s inquiry about the deputy chairman position. DRAWN FORWARD: Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram. Photo: Svein Sundsdal Published 30.10.2024, at 08.11
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