STORTINGET (Dagbladet): When SV’s party group was to consider the party’s alternative budget in October, Kirsti Bergstø opposed the rest of SV’s Storting representatives.
Dagbladet is informed of this from several quarters in the party.
The core of the dispute was climate. SV’s parliamentary group was to vote on the climate budget, where, among other things, it opens up the possibility of putting the foot down for oil platforms that are already in operation.
But Bergstø was against it, and therefore voted no to parts of the party’s climate budget, Dagbladet is told.
She will not comment on the case to Dagbladet.
– I don’t want to comment on internal debates, she says.
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Bergstø, who by all accounts will be the new party leader, has received attention even before she has been elected.
By flagging nature conservation and wind turbine resistance, Bergstø has previously received labels as too little “green” and too “red”.
Several people who wanted a different leader described the party as follows to Dagbladet: While one wing in SV appeals to metropolitan voters and highlights the climate issue and renewable energy, Bergstø represents a wing that has opposed the climate issue several times.
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Ingrid Fiskaa, who wants to become SV deputy leader, also voted against parts of the climate budget, Dagbladet is informed.
Fiskaa is described by several as similar to Bergstø politically.
On Tuesday, several SV profiles reported in Dagbladet that as Bergstø – as the only remaining candidate – looks set to get the leadership post, one should not choose Fiskaa as deputy leader. They consider the two to be from the same wing of the party.
STORTING COLLEAGUES: Ingrid Fiskaa (right) wants to become Kirsti Bergstø’s deputy. Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB
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Another recent incident testifies that this wing is challenging in cases.
During the national board’s meeting in mid-January, Fiskaa is said to have deleted the word “climate crisis” from the documents that were drawn up for the national meeting, Dagbladet is informed.
According to Dagbladet’s sources, she has expressed several times that she would rather talk about “environment” than “climate”.
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– Disturbing
Ingrid Fiskaa herself confirms this to Dagbladet.
– It is disturbing that someone anonymously gives their own representations of internal meetings in SV. Fortunately, we do not have such a party culture, says Fiskaa to Dagbladet.
– So I would like to admit that in two places in the national board’s report to the national meeting I suggested changing “climate” to “environment”, because environment covers both climate and nature. This was unanimously adopted by the national board, she continues.
She points out that both SV and she are of the clear opinion that the climate and nature crisis must be solved in conjunction, instead of being pitted against each other.
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Seven about the game
According to what Dagbladet is aware of, there are a total of seven candidates for the two deputy chair positions.
Climate and energy policy spokesperson, Lars Haltbrekken, is singled out as a preferred candidate by several. Storting representative Grete Wold does the same.
The election committee has until 1 February to come up with its recommendation, and at the party’s national meeting in mid-March it will all be decided.
Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes is considered by many to be almost assured of one of the two deputy chair positions for the next period as well. This is also confirmed by the election committee’s chairman, Pål Julius Skogholt, to Dagbladet.
– As a sitting deputy chairman, you are in a fairly strong position, and it will take a bit to throw him.
The other candidates who have been recorded for the election committee as deputy chairperson candidates are Storting representatives Ingrid Fiskaa, Grete Wold, Freddy Øvstegård, Marian Hussein and Sara Bell.
Øvstegård and Hussein are also highlighted as strong candidates by several.
