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As Dagbladet wrote this afternoon, the nominating committee worked on a unanimous solution that assumed that Kamzy Gunaratnam agreed to be in seventh place on the Oslo Ap parliamentary list.
She does not.
Therefore, a minority on the nominating committee placed her in second place, in a fight with Zaineb Al-Samarai. The match will be decided at the nomination meeting on December 1.
Pushed down the job list
Battle for second place
– We wanted a unanimous attitude, but we couldn’t. Before today’s meeting, we had a unanimous recommendation, but we assumed the candidates would accept it. That was not the case. But we have a good list. The team we are nominating for now includes all the top candidates who have been nominated, but there is a disagreement on the position related to two candidates, nominating committee leader Tone Tellevik Dahl tells Dagbladet.
She belongs to the majority of the nominating committee that wanted Zaineb Al-Samarai in second place and Gunaratnam in seventh place.
Different emphasis
– We believed that the women who are on the list today should have renewed their confidence. The minority proposal pushes today’s representatives down the list, Dahl says. It refers to Siri Gåsemyr Staalesen and Zaineb Al-Samarai, who has been as deputy representative.
– The majority and the minority emphasize differently. Both Kampzy and Zaineb have broad support in the Oslo Labor Party, Dahl says.
Kamzy Gunaratnam explains in a long Facebook post tonight why he wants to be in dissent for second place on the Storting list. He writes about his political involvement and the path since he became a representative of the city council at 19 years old until today.
July 22 generation
Gunaratnam experienced the horror drama on Utøya and survived by swimming from the island.
– No one who is that young should have to swim away from the hail of bullets or watch their friends die because of a hateful ideology. The July 22 legacy is something I promised to manage and continue every day. I breathe and live for “more openness” and “more democracy”, he writes.
– Strong support
And furthermore: – I want to thank the majority of the 36 local teams of the Oslo Labor Party for their support for second place on the list. Being in a dissident minority is difficult. I would never have done that if it hadn’t been for the strong support of the many shop stewards and local members asking me to stop on the last few meters to the finish line.
Labor conflict: Requires place number 3
– Difficult process
– Although it is a tough process, there should be room to discuss the electoral lists in the Labor Party. This is an important part of party democracy. We can support a nomination match. I will tolerate debate, and democracy in the Oslo Labor Party can tolerate it. For now, the decision is left to party democracy, he writes.
– Finally, it is the nomination meeting in the Oslo Labor Party that decides whether I will be allowed to take my first steps in the Storting.
Norway needs a new government. For the workers, for the youth, for the July 22 generation, for the environment, for all those who are not seen or heard in Norway today, writes Gunaratnam, among other things.
Sundnes secures space
Dagbladet has been unable to contact Gunaratnam.
Here is the Oslo Labor Party candidate list for the Storting elections:
1. Jonas Gahr Støre
2. Zaineb Al-Samarai / Kamzy Gunaratnam
3. Espen Barth Eide
4. Trine Lise Sundnes
5. Frode Jacobsen
6. Siri Gåsemyr Staalesen.
7. Kamzy Gunaratnam / Zaineb Al-Samarai.
8. Jon Reidar Øyan
9. Article by Agnes Nærland Will
10. Farukh Qureshi
