One letter separates the mayor from his predecessor – VG

For the next four years, Møkjåland will be at the helm of Iveland municipality in Agder when Mykjåland moves to the capital to be a parliamentary representative after holding the mayor’s club for 10 years.

– The name comes from the same hamlet. Gro-Anita has been my neighbor, says Møkjåland who will now run the municipality with 1300 inhabitants.

It was Monday that Møkjåland was elected as the new mayor, a news that The Father Duck Friend mentioned first.

But there is not only a small difference in the names, there will hardly be big differences in politics – even though they are different people and different parties – we must believe Møkjåland.

– There will not be much change in politics, but there will be little difference, he says to VG.

Mykjåland also states that they agree on the main lines.

– It is a small municipality and we are very much in agreement about the main lines of development, although of course there are variations.

Throughout history, there has perhaps been most disagreement about the spelling of the name.

– The name comes from the same place, but what is a little funny about this is that there has probably been some disagreement about whether it should be written Mykjåland or Møkjåland, Mykjåland chuckles. A lot of countries are not like that.

– It is a great open space with a lot of land – a lot of land. It is a small hamlet of 10-12 homes surrounded by a lot of land and forest, says Mykjåland who moved from the village a few years ago.

She thinks it will be strange to resign as mayor after 10 years.

– But I feel I am ready for something new, and very happy that I gained confidence as a parliamentary representative for Agder bench for the next four years.

Several municipalities must get a new mayor after the Storting election, as a result of having a mayor who has been elected to the Storting, writes NTB. Among these municipalities are Bergen, Stad and Iveland.

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