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After a very disturbing debate about Trond Giske’s position in the party prior to the Trøndelag Ap annual meeting, Giske resigned as the county party’s main candidate and as a possible parliamentary candidate for the Labor Party.
Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre was quick to say that this was necessary for the party.
A clear majority of Trøndelag voters believe this was the right decision, a recent poll conducted by Norstat for NRK Trøndelag shows.
While 64 percent of voters in the former Sør-Trøndelag think he was right, 57 percent think the same of Nord-Trøndelag.
While 16 percent think no in the south, 24 percent say no in the north. The rest have responded that they do not know.
Although Trøndelag is a county, the county is still divided into two electoral districts for parliamentary elections. Therefore, the measurement was performed separately for Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag.
Giske says he experiences a lot of support
Trond Giske told NRK on Wednesday that many understand his decision to resign.
– For me, there were purely human reasons why I retired. Neither I nor my family could be in a media impression where the false and undocumented allegations from many years ago were directly published. I think a lot of people get it, although many are disappointed that it did. I have experienced great warmth and understanding from people that it was impossible to stand.
Giske says she still finds a lot of support from the people she meets.
– I think that the warmth and the statements of support that I have received via SMS, e-mail and in the surrounding streets, are enormously warm.
Although he will soon leave the Labor Party, Giske is clear that he will continue to fight for the values that the party defends.
– I will fight for work for everyone, I will work throughout Trøndelag, a good school, good care. All the subjects of the heart that I am passionate about, even if I do not do it in the positions I have had and in which many expected me to be.
Trond Giske withdrew as a candidate for the highest positions in Trøndelag’s Labor Party after a heated debate, before the county’s annual meeting in August.
Extensive support
On Tuesday, NRK Trøndelag and Adresseavisen published an opinion poll showing terror figures for the Labor Party in Trøndelag. The newly elected county party leader Ingvild Kjerkol yesterday blamed some of the unrest in the party in connection with Giske’s resignation.
The decision to withdraw has the broad support of Trøndelag voters of both sexes and all ages.
Responses show the same trend for both sexes in both counties. Age does not seem to have a particular impact on responses either.
In the 18-29 age group in the southern part of the county, 56% say yes, 11% say no, and 33% don’t know. In the north, this age group answered 55% yes, 13% no and the rest did not know. In the 60+ age group in the north, 59% say yes, 23% say no and the rest don’t know, but in the south the 60+ figures are 68% yes, 16% no and the rest do not know.
Opinions shared on the street
On Orkanger Street in Trøndelag, some NRKs say that Giske should not have retired.
DISAGREE: Oskar Solstad believes that Trond Giske should not have resigned.
Photo: Bent Lindsetmo / NRK
– I mean it wasn’t good. He could still do what he did. I think he has done a good job, Oskar Solstad tells NRK.
Mari Hoem also believes it was wrong for the Labor politician to resign.
– I think it was wrong. Because the base was a bit off. He should have stood his ground and kept going, says Hoem.
Sylvi Nossum, on the other hand, believes that Giske made the right decision.
– Yes, I think he has created so much discomfort at all times and I really think he has very little respect in relation to whistleblowers. I don’t think he took it that seriously.
ACCEPT: Sylvi Nossum believes Trond Giske made the right decision.
Photo: Bent Lindsetmo / NRK
Support between potential cooperation parties
92 percent of SV voters in the north believe it was okay for Giske to resign, while only 8 percent say it was not.
– The poll shows that Giske’s decision to retire has the highest support in the most relevant cooperation parties of the Labor Party: SV, Rødt and MDG. With Giske out of the top spots, at least it seems there should be no obstacle to cooperation, says NRK Trøndelag political commentator Linda Bjørgan.
– The poll also gives Støre and the Trøndelag Labor Party the answers that the result of the noise around Giske is well received by the voters. So now it is up to the party to build trust and see if it is possible to put the struggle behind, says Bjørgan.
