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Norwegian Church Aid has evaluated the draft match program from all parties in the Storting to see who they think delivers the best results on climate and development.
The first places are for the Christian People’s Party (KrF) and the Green Party (ODM), which obtain nine out of a total of ten possible points, or balloons. Behind him is the Left Socialist Party (SV) with 8.5 balloons.
Four years ago, SV reigned supreme alongside KrF, but now MDG has taken over development policy, the organization believes.
– SV is still very good, while KrF and MDG are considered to have the strongest and most comprehensive policy, says Lisa Sivertsen, director of policy and society for Norwegian Church Aid, to Dagsavisen.
Behind the top three are the Labor Party, the Left and the Red, all with 6.5 points. The Center Party gets 5.5, the Conservatives 3 and the Progress Party 2 balloons.
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Will create debate
To get to the list, which will be released on Friday, Norwegian Church Aid has evaluated all the draft programs against the recommendations they have recorded for the parties, explains Sivertsen.
– We measure them by what we think should be the standard for development and climate, he says.
The result is what they call a follow-up report, and further evaluations are expected when final programs are adopted at national meetings this spring. Until then, the organization expects a debate within the parties and that both voters and members get involved.
– We hope that the parties listen to it and see it as a professional contribution and a strong recommendation in the subsequent work with the programs, he continues.
Last time they rolled the dice when they judged the parties, while this year it is the balloons that apply. A maximum of ten globes can be obtained, and the parts are evaluated on the basis of policies on climate, arms exports and development assistance. Past history also comes into play.
– We have analyzed who has assimilated things and we may have judged a bit more if something has fallen, says Sivertsen.
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In the background
The Progress Party receives two of the ten possible points from Norwegian Church Aid. In the evaluation, the organization writes, among other things, that “it is regrettable that the FRP devotes so little space to development policy, as they are often actively involved in the public debate on the effect of measures.”
Sylvi Listhaug, head of the Progress Party program committee, believes the evaluation shows that the party is on the right track in proposing a new party program..
– Selection winners for Norwegian Church Aid are KrF, MDG and SV. Three parties that have absolutely no barriers when it comes to burning Norwegian tax money in expensive token measures abroad. When it is the premise of winning, it is our pleasure to get last place in this award, Listhaug writes in an email to Dagsavisen.
FRP Deputy Leader Sylvi Listhaug heads the party’s program committee. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
Norwegian Church Aid’s pledges also pay tribute to other aspects of the FRP’s program, especially that the party has long advocated debt cancellation in its programs.
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New top position
KrF and the others with high scores look not only at aid, but also at the other tools that should be used to reduce poverty in the world, says Sivertsen at Norwegian Church Aid.
Erik Lunde chaired KrF’s program committee, which on Wednesday presented the draft, which is now receiving praise. He thinks it’s good to hear Norwegian Church Aid’s evaluation.
– This is an area in which KrF has a very strong commitment. It’s good to get confirmation that the work on the program committee has been good, Lunde tells Dagsavisen.
KrF deputy leader Ingelin Noresjø and Erik Lunde presented a draft of a new party program this week. Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB
Although the party receives a lot of praise, they also receive some recommendations on things to include in their program. Lunde responds that they are happy for the contributions of Norwegian Church Aid and other organizations that care about development, justice and the environment.
– I think you’ll see it throughout the show. The development chapter itself is one thing, but we have scattered proposals that more indirectly affect the fight for sustainability goals, says Lunde.
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– Hitting the poorest harder
Norwegian Church Aid’s Sivertsen is pleased that several parties have recently developed stronger environmental and climate policies, in addition to the fact that more space has been given to human rights in some programs. But the organization is still not completely happy.
– Much has happened in the world during this period, with more conversations about international agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, and sustainability goals. We expected the parties to have a stronger sustainability policy, overall. We are disappointed not to see it clearly enough, says Sivertsen.
Several crises are currently brewing around the world, and Norwegian Church Aid notes that the debt burden has increased dramatically in recent years. 122 developing countries have reached critical levels of debt and the corona pandemic could exacerbate the situation even further.
Going forward, it is important to continue to ensure that 1 percent of Norway’s Gross National Income (GNI) goes to development assistance, says Sivertsen. It is one of the most important tools for reaching the world’s most vulnerable, and it is especially important now, he continues.
– All the crises that hit the world hit the poorest hardest, says Sivertsen.
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