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Professor Bernt Aardal is excited ahead of the national meeting on Saturday.
BLINDERN (Nettavisen): On Saturday, the FRP will hold its national meeting.
In January, the party left the Solberg government, and since then they have often looked at and criticized the government they were a part of for many years.
“Right after the FRP left the government, it got a boost, so it’s been a little slower before a little push lately, so they haven’t managed to discover the new position,” says Professor Bernt Aardal (70 ) at the University of Oslo (UiO) to Nettavisen.
Still, that’s not the most interesting, according to him:
– The most interesting thing is whether they will clarify the course after the 2021 elections. Will they support the Solberg government or not? And what requirements and conditions will they establish this fall in the budget process, he wonders.
In the recent Nettavisen poll, the party received 13.5 percent support.
The online newspaper met with Professor Bernt Aardal (70) in Blindern on October 15.
Photo: Heidi Schei Lilleås
Is it still the magnet of the voice?
Aardal also points out internal unrest in the party:
– There is also a lot of tension within the party, especially around various local parties. We have seen the closing of the local festival in Bergen. There have also been some riots around Oslo Frp, Aardal tells Nettavisen.
– How do you rate the role of former FRP president Carl I. Hagen (76)?
– Carl I. Hagen is Carl I. Hagen. The fact that he is now nominated for the top in Oppland indicates that he wants to come back again. But whether it’s the same voice magnet as before remains to be seen, he says.
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– Free role
– We have seen that you have been involved in the local elections in Oslo, without doing so well. So I still think it’s a bit open. It can also be exciting to see your relationship with Siv Jensen and the elected party leadership because lately you have chosen a “libero role”, a free role. Therefore, it is not explained what will happen to his position within Frp.
– This week we have seen that Hagen goes beyond the party leadership when he talks about “assimilation”. How do you look at it?
– It is a bit what we have seen in Oslo Frp; they want a more defined profile in some of these areas. It is clear that there may be a tension, at least within the party, that can be expressed. Then there is the question of the authority of the party leadership in relation to various other party groups.
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– The garden is not easy to push.
– As a former party leader, Carl I. Hagen is not so easy to pressure himself and almost say that his opinion does not matter. So this could be a challenge for Siv Jensen and the rest of the party leadership.
Aardal doesn’t see the signs of a new leadership discussion now:
– Siv Jensen has been the leader for quite some time, but there are no obvious heirs. Sylvi Listhaug is mentioned, but is also controversial within the party.
– And what about Ketil Solvik-Olsen?
– It depends on if you want and if you accept the fight. Before Siv Jensen herself announces that she will surrender, I think none of them signed up for that match.
– Wants SP votes from districts
– Why does the FRP continue to liberate the Center Party?
– They see that Sp is in shock and has a different position in the political landscape than Sv and Ap. The FRP can probably also imagine attracting some of the voters who are “oriented to the periphery”. It’s another attempt to deprive Sp of some of the firm control they have over the district’s voters, he believes.
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Watch a video interview with Carl I. Hagen here:
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