{"id":98104,"date":"2024-10-25T03:53:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T03:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/ran-for-election-to-the-sami-parliament-without-being-sami-news-sapmi\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T03:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T03:53:10","slug":"ran-for-election-to-the-sami-parliament-without-being-sami-news-sapmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/ran-for-election-to-the-sami-parliament-without-being-sami-news-sapmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ran for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament without being S\u00e1mi – news S\u00e1pmi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The case in summary \u2022 The S\u00e1mi Parliament is considering removing people who have given incorrect information about their S\u00e1mi affiliation from the number of voters. \u2022 This happens after news revealed that several so-called “fake Sami” had obtained the right to vote in the Sami parliamentary elections. \u2022 A man news has chosen to anonymise has admitted to having stood for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament without being S\u00e1mi. The man’s registration was approved by the Sami Parliament. \u2022 The S\u00e1mi Parliament has now decided that the plenary leadership will be authorized to carry out its own investigations of the number of electors. \u2022 The S\u00e1mi Parliament has also decided to publish more information about the criteria for standing in the electoral roll, so that these are made clear to people who might want to apply. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s \u200b\u200bjournalists before publication. In a big city, we meet a man in a caf\u00e9, whom we have chosen to anonymise. He has stood for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament, even though he is not S\u00e1mi. Four years ago, on the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s registration form, he ticked off that he considers himself S\u00e1mi, and wrote that he had a S\u00e1mi great-grandparent. The Sami Parliament approved the application. – I never thought this would work. I expected someone to call me or ask critical questions, but it never happened, says the man to news. What was supposed to be just an invention suddenly became serious. Now he was to both vote in the S\u00e1mi parliamentary elections and stand for election. More about how it went further down in the case. – But why did you apply? – I was adventurous and sort of… No, it’s that I’ve always come up with pranks and weird things, he says. news has chosen to anonymize the man, because he fears the consequences the case may have for him. More non-S\u00e1mi in the number of voters In 2022, news revealed that several so-called “false S\u00e1mi” had obtained the right to vote in the S\u00e1mi parliamentary election. It was about the fact that non-S\u00e1mi had been approved in the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll. Several of those news spoke to admitted that they did not perceive themselves as Sami. This violates the criteria for standing in the electoral system. Criteria for joining the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll To be able to vote in the Sami Parliament elections, you must be included in the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll. Everyone who declares that they perceive themselves as Sami, and who either a) has Sami as their home language, orb) has or had a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent with Sami as their home language, orc) is the child of a person who is or has been in the number of people can claim to be included in the number of electors. The number of voters is not an ethnic register, but if you are to vote in the S\u00e1mi Parliament elections, you must be included in the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s number of voters. If you want to be included in the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll, you must register yourself. You cannot register others and others cannot register you. Source: samediggi.no After the news revelation, the majority in the Sami Parliament decided that they would initiate an investigation into the number of voters. The survey was to answer whether those in the workforce actually met the criteria. But it created strong reactions. The largest opposition party, Nordkalottfolket, took the case to court. – This has been a terrible case. The Nordkalott people have fought tooth and nail for us Sami to be good enough and equal in this debate, said the Sami parliament representative for the Nordkalott people, Toril Bakken K\u00e5ven. Parliamentary leader of the Nordkalottfolket, Toril Bakken K\u00e5ven, says she is fighting for all S\u00e1mi to be good enough. Photo: Jonas L\u00f8ken Estenstad \/ news Although the court did not take the case of the Nordkalott people for consideration, the investigation was stopped by the Sami Parliament because of the noise that arose. In September, the S\u00e1mi Parliament plenum nevertheless made a decision on the number of electors. There it was specified that the plenary management must be authorized to carry out its own investigations of the number of electors. In addition, it was decided that the S\u00e1mi Parliament should distribute more information about the criteria, to make it easier for people to know whether they qualify to register. Was revealed – is still in the voter list One of those who previously said that they were registered in the voter list without meeting the criteria, is still listed in the Sami Parliament’s voter list. Pensioner and former FRP politician, Bente \u00d8yan Sveum, confirms that she has not signed off from the electoral roll. Photo: Gyda Katrine Hesla \/ news The former Frp politician Bente \u00d8yan Sveum confirms that she has not signed out, even after admitting that she does not consider herself a S\u00e1mi in the case “The fake S\u00e1mi”. – No, I have never done anything else with it, she says. news has contacted everyone who has previously been exposed. One person is said to have opted out, but the rest did not respond. It may be appropriate to remove people from the headcount Plenary leader of the S\u00e1mi Parliament, Tom Sottinen (Ap), reacts to the fact that non-S\u00e1mi are still in the headcount. – I cannot comment on individual cases, but in general it is very unfortunate and serious if people give incorrect information to a public body, he says. The S\u00e1mi Parliament’s plenary leader, Tom Sottinen, confirms that they can go back to certain registration applications and process them again. Photo: Johan \u00c1nte Utsi \/ news The administration of the S\u00e1mi Parliament will inform the plenary leadership about the status of matters related to the number of electors at a meeting at the end of October, Sottinen explains. According to the plenary leader, it may be appropriate to remove people from the headcount who have given incorrect information to the S\u00e1mi Parliament when they registered. – I can confirm that the S\u00e1mi Parliament is working on assessing individual cases where it may be appropriate to reverse previous decisions on introducing the number of electors, he says. This means that the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s administration can go back on approved registrations for the number of electors and process them again. If the criteria are not met, someone can be removed from the number of voters. If so, it will be the first time the S\u00e1mi Parliament has done this. Sottinen emphasizes that proper case management is required before it can become relevant. – Looking for “non-S\u00e1mi” is not a solution. Per Selle, professor emeritus at the University of Bergen (UiB), believes that the S\u00e1mi Parliament faces greater challenges than those who have “cheated” their way into the census. – It is not a solution to look for people who are wrongly in the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s electoral roll, or to introduce rock-hard control mechanisms for those who want to stand in the S\u00e1mi Parliament, he says. Professor emeritus, Per Selle, believes that the Sami Parliament should carry out a thorough professional evaluation of the criteria and the entire electoral system. Photo: Eilif Aslaksen \/ news He explains that the criteria for standing in the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll are partly based on subjective feelings of Sami identity, which makes it difficult to control who is “Sami enough”. This can mean that people without a strong Sami connection can influence indigenous politics to a disproportionate extent. – S\u00e1mi politics must stand out Per Selle also points to the fact that there are now more people in cities than in S\u00e1mi core areas who register for the electoral roll. This can clearly challenge S\u00e1mi politics, he believes. – In my view, it is absolutely crucial in the long term that the Sami core areas are not marginalized politically, if Sami politics is to be indigenous politics and not a form of minority politics, he says. Selle claims that the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s political autonomy could be threatened if indigenous politics are diluted and become more like minority politics. – The state has been involved and signed up to the fact that the Sami policy must be different from other policies. That is why we have our own Sami Parliament, he says. Per Selle believes that the S\u00e1mi Parliament should carry out a thorough professional evaluation of both the population criteria and the electoral system as soon as possible. The man does not want to come forward with his name and photo, because he fears the consequences it could have for him. Photo: Ingrid Hjellbakk Kvamst\u00f8 Ran for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament without being S\u00e1mi The man who joined the S\u00e1mi Parliament under false pretenses voted in the last S\u00e1mi Parliament election. In addition, he ran as a list candidate for a party in southern Norway, so that voters could vote for him. – I was carried away. It’s not a good feeling to sit there and lie about a story, he says. He explains that, on the other hand, he wanted to help the party which was struggling to get enough candidates on its electoral list. It all ended with him almost being elected as a deputy to the S\u00e1mi Parliament, according to himself. The Sami Parliament’s notifications are based on trust, like other public agencies in Norway. – If it had turned out that a party or a group suddenly decided to exploit this, then this only shows how easy it would have been for them, he concludes. Political commentator: The S\u00e1mi Parliament’s own mess The S\u00e1mi Parliament’s poor control routines are now leading to people being thrown out of the census. It is dramatic that those who were previously given the right to vote now lose it due to the Sami Parliament’s own mistakes. This could easily have been avoided. The S\u00e1mi Parliament cannot point to others here. Because the parliament itself is responsible for the number of people and must ensure that everyone standing there actually has a right to it. Why? Swipe further news How could this happen? The S\u00e1mi Parliament has been more concerned with getting as many voters as possible than checking that those who register are actually S\u00e1mi. From the time it was established, it has been important to show that S\u00e1mi stand up for the S\u00e1mi Parliament and join the electorate. Today there are more than 23,000 people in the workforce. A fourfold increase in 35 years. The S\u00e1mi Parliament has gained greater support. But is it only Sami? What is at stake? Mona Solbakk Must speak for the S\u00e1mi people, no one else’s The S\u00e1mi people’s will is shown through the S\u00e1mi Parliament’s 39 elected representatives. Parliament must represent the Sami, and therefore only the Sami must vote and be elected to the Sami Parliament. By the fact that other than S\u00e1mi have voted in the election, and even stood for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament, it can be doubted whether the S\u00e1mi Parliament is actually the voice of the S\u00e1mi. Non-S\u00e1mi in the population threaten the legitimacy of the entire parliament. Elle Mari Dunfjell Oskal \/ \u00c5se MP Pulk No one knows No one knows how many people have been unlawfully given the right to vote and stand for election to the S\u00e1mi Parliament. It is very serious that we do not know whether, or to what extent, this has influenced the election results in previous S\u00e1mi Parliament elections. The S\u00e1mi Parliament itself bears full and complete responsibility here. Also because more people are questioning whether those standing for election are actually S\u00e1mi. It is probably also the will of the Sami people. Published 25\/10\/2024, at 05.45
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