– The party has now been below 20 per cent for almost a year and a half. We have been below 30 per cent for almost seven years. It is clear that we have a crisis of confidence between the Labor Party and all those who voted and should have voted for us. We have to do something about it. Folkets Hus in Trondheim is packed with people. They are preparing the annual meeting of the Nidaros Social Democratic Forum. The local team founded in 2021, which in record time has become the party’s largest with over 4,500 members, living all over the country. And everyone knows the leader, Trond Giske. Debated, controversial. But also very popular, and for many the answer to that party today is missing. – Faceless bureaucrat Trond Giske is ready to fight when we meet him. He and the local team are clear that a lot must change to improve the situation in the party. He believes, among other things, that Norwegian politicians have lost power. – It is no longer Norwegian politicians who decide. They are faceless bureaucrats over whom voters have no influence. He mentions, among other things, the health sector and the discussion about closures, electricity cooperation in the EU and the construction of a new government quarter. Want SV into government – Bold, big visions for society, which the Labor Party was known for. That is what Giske wants. And he wants the Socialist Left Party into a government project in 2025 to form a majority government. – I want a broad red-green government. It provides greater stability, predictability and long-termism. It gives more security around politics, especially now in tough times. And that gives all three parties greater opportunity to influence politics. Not surprisingly, says SV. – I understand that this was the Labor Party’s stated position before the last general election and that they still want a red-green majority government. It is therefore not surprising that this also has support at local level. I encourage all parties on the red-green side to open the doors for broad cooperation, says SV leader Kirsti Bergstø. Will not answer about Støre – Should Støre be a candidate for prime minister in 2025? – In Nidaros, we have made some postulates. One of them is that we are talking about a matter and not a person. I think a lot of people are tired of the political debate being about politicians. Politics should be about the voters’ lives. Board meeting of Nidaros Social Democratic Forum, the Labor Party’s largest local team. Photo: Bjarte Johannesen / news Before Christmas, the nomination committee will propose its parliamentary candidates for Trøndelag. Giske has been more open to a national political comeback, but does not want to answer clearly. – We have to take it when it comes. We cross that river when we get there. Do you want Trond Giske back in the Storting? – Still controversial – It is difficult to interpret otherwise than that he is flagging a kind of distrust of Støre as prime ministerial candidate without saying it out loud. That’s what news’s political commentator Tone Sofie Aglen says. She believes Giske still has appeal with part of Ap’s grassroots, and talks about social democratic politics in a way that engages. But should he wish to return to national politics, it will create debate. – He is still controversial in large parts of the central party, and if he seeks positions of power again, it will probably trigger counter-forces. At the same time, he has shown himself to be very persistent and has considerable support in his own county team. Even if he does not answer that question either, it will not be surprising if he is again nominated to the Storting. Tone Sofie Aglen believes the answer about Støre must be interpreted as a kind of mistrust. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news Will be heard Wednesday evening is the annual meeting for the many thousands of members of Nidaros. Many meet physically, many participate via the PC screen. Giske says that the members are people who want to be heard, who today do not feel listened to. And who agree with the political measurements the local team wants. – We have been clear about financial security, including that the pension must be regulated so that pensioners’ purchasing power is ensured. Disabled people must be allowed to earn a few kroner on top of social security without being killed. Giske also hopes the Labor leaders in Oslo listen to the local team, and all their members. – Because what we express is something very many other Labor people share. We must have a clearer political course, set ourselves clear goals and have a project for what we want with society and include more people in the political work. – Good luck to news for submitting Giske’s points to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. In an e-mail to news, he replies that he is concerned that the party should have clear visions. – As a party, we must hold relevant debates, make decisions with respect for each other’s opinions and we must set the agenda. He chooses not to respond concretely to Giske’s claims. – The annual meetings of the Labor Party are great political workshops where exactly this kind of policy is made. I wish you the best of luck with the meeting itself and the decisions to be made. news has also tried to get a comment from party secretary Kjersti Stenseng, but she has not responded. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap). Photo: Amanda Iversen Orlich / news
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Trond Giske has an annual meeting with Nidaros Social Democratic Forum – will get more people to the Labor Party – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
