Kamzy Gunaratnam sails as favorite in Oslo Ap – NRK Norway – Summary of news from different parts of the country

The Labor Party in Oslo hopes to have at least four representatives in the Storting after the next elections. Therefore, there is great tension related to who makes it to the top four when the party builds its list.

The proposal to the nominating committee was presented on November 1. It triggered a riot almost immediately. Among other things, because the deputy mayor of Oslo, Kamzy Gunaratman, was not nominated for any of the “safe” seats.

The minority on the committee wanted Gunaratnam as number four, but the majority would rather have LO candidate Trine Lise Sundnes.

Now the Oslo Labor Party team and forum, which will make the final decision, have presented their views. And now it is no longer the last safe place to apply to Gunaratnam.

She sails as a favorite for generous second place. In that case, it will be in charge of Zaineb Al-Samarai.

Shows a calculation that NRK has made based on what has been registered and how many delegates each team and forum has when voting.

But Gunaratnam is not alone in wanting second place. Oslo’s Al-Samarai Arbeidersamfund, which was nominated as number two by the nominating committee, also wants the highest position.

Al-Samarai was sixth in the previous parliamentary elections. She has also served as a deputy in the Storting during this period.

Figures point to Gunaratnam

A total of 300 delegates can vote at the nomination meeting on December 1. This means that the person to be elected must have at least 151 votes to obtain a majority.

NRK’s ​​tally only includes proposals that were submitted to the nominating committee before the deadline at midnight Monday. The count shows that:

• 145.5 delegates support Kamzy Gunaratnam
• 91.5 delegates support Zaineb Al-Samarai

In addition to information posted on the Oslo Labor Party website, Grunerløkka AUF has also submitted information with Gunaratnam in second place. That means three more delegates in favor of Gunaratnam. Then it rises to 148.5 delegates.

If you also include the setup for fourth place, then the two candidates have somewhat more even support.

If local teams that have not submitted their rosters are supposed to support the nominating committee’s proposal, Al-Samarai will receive 104.5 delegates.

Furthermore, the figures show that:

• Gunaratnam receives superior support from AUF with 58 of the 72 delegates. Al-Samarais currently has only three delegates from the youth organization.
• Gunaratnam leads among local teams that have contributed 70.5 against 43.5 delegates.
• Al-Zamarai leads the forums, which include the International Forum, the Oslo Workers’ Society and the Homon Network. Here is Al-Zamarai with 45 against the 10 delegates from Gunaratnam.

Several of the Oslo Labor Party teams have not nominated Gunaratnam or Al-Samarai. They will still vote for one of these, as only the two are now vying for the seat.

If Al-Samarai receives the support of all the teams that have not signed up for the previous two, he will be able to obtain a majority of 153.5 votes.

Aftenposten has also presented an overview of the entry. These figures differ from the NRK general description.

– Both have great support

Tone Tellevik Dahl chairs the nominating committee. She doesn’t want to join in the “counting game.”

– The nominating committee has a broader mandate than just being a calculator. We have to look at the entire composition. There are many different factors to consider, including continuity and representation, he says.

According to Tellevik Dahl, the organization only has a basis to be clear that there is a pair between Gunaratnam and Al-Samarai in a permanent place, either in second or fourth place.

– We can register that both candidates have great support. The organization really wants both of them on the list, says Tellevik Dahl.

Gunaratnam says she is “incredibly overwhelmed” by the signals she believes she receives from party members.

– If the nominating committee and the Oslo Labor Party find me worthy, of course I will be available for second place. The round of contributions has been inspiring. Now we have to let the nominating committee work in peace before talking about party voting, says Gunaratnam.

NRK has been in contact with Zaineb Al-Samarai, who does not want to comment on the case.

These are the two candidates

According to NRK political commentator Lars Nehru Sand, it is not primarily political dividing lines that make the difference between the two candidates. It’s more about who you think will mobilize the most voters.

– This cannot be read in a right / left conflict in the Labor Party. It’s more about his approach to politics, Sand believes.

At first glance, the two 30-year-old women of immigrant background are the same, but not as politicians.

– Gunaratnam has a high profile in many debates on values, often directed at various youth and minority communities. She is a clear voice from Groruddalen, he says before continuing.

“Al-Samarai is a more typical case-oriented politician who works more process-oriented with cases and is seen by his supporters as caring about political art in a different way,” he adds.

At the same time, a deputy mayor and a full-time politician have a different platform than a parliamentary deputy and a part-time politician. Gunaratnam has experience with the AUF in Oslo and the Oslo Labor Party. Much of their community participation is experienced through the labor movement.

– Al-Samarai also has a network and background of private businesses and no less sports, says Sand.

– The two have different platforms and positions in the Oslo party and gain support from different parts of the party. Although Gunaratnam appears to be leading, he is so even that both can emerge victorious from a party vote, if it ends like this, he concludes.

LO-kandidat

In the Oslo Labor Party, there is a tradition that all other men and women are on the list. There is also a tradition that both the LO movement and the AUF have a representative to whom they are strongly attached.

Trine Lise Sundnes has worked at LO since 1995, and earlier this year she left the nominating committee to run for election.

So far, the AUF has singled out Kamzy Gunaratnam as its candidate. However, they have not said that they want to pit Gunaratnam and Al-Samarai against each other. They may still have to do it now.

NRK’s ​​tally shows that Trine Lise Sundnes is likely to take fourth place, while the other two will compete for second place.

The contribution to Ensjø, Kampen and Vålerenga Labor Party was not recorded in the document that the Oslo Labor Party published on Wednesday night. Therefore, in the first edition of this article, NRK assumed that Kamzy Gunaratnam only had 138.5 delegates behind him.