AP Top break the silence about the Olympics in Oslo – Aftenposten

AP Top break the silence about the Olympics in Oslo – Aftenposten

Right relies on support from the Labour Party in Parliament that it will be the Olympics. But now, says Labour’s health spokesman Torgeir Micaelsen a clear no to Olympic plans.

– I’m the opposite, says Micaelsen NRK.

The statement comes four days before the Conservative Party parliamentary group will decide in the OL case. For there to be a Winter Olympics in Oslo in 2022, both the Conservatives and Labour say yes since government partner Progress is the opposite.

Labor will await Conservative treatment of the case before taking a position on the Olympic issue. Micaelsen says he is not alone in its no in the party, but encountering heavy resistance. The party leader Jonas Gahr Støre, Party Secretary Raymond Johansen and LO leader Gerd Kristiansen is positive to Oslo’s Olympic application.

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– Many no-people

– I believe what I do, it also believes many others in the party, but many believe the opposite. There are 30 to 35 billion we’re talking about, so it’s a very big decision, and I suppose we should be fairly confident that this is the right thing to do now, and it’s not me, says Micaelsen.

A majority of county leaders in AP is critical that Norway will send an Olympic application. In all ten provinces, plus AUF, are critical to an application, showed an inventory class struggle conducted earlier in September.

– I think it’s important to speak up now, before the matter should be examined on its merits in Parliament. There are many good reasons for organizing the Olympics in Oslo. But when arguments that public health and many other pleasant side effects highlighted as justification for the Olympics, I think it’s okay to tell, says Micaelsen NRK.

Heiberg: – I had lost all credibility. I had to go.

Labor votes will decide

Should Right to go in for an Olympic application, the party will find allies in much of the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, but Aps votes will be crucial.

– Here are some of very, very few against many very uncertain. We take no position on the matter before parliament gets the forwarded by the government. Much is unclear yet, such as the distribution of costs is between Oslo and the state, said Labor’s sports policy spokesperson Rigmor Aasrud ​​NTB Saturday.

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Party Whip

Ap Helga Pedersen did it this week clear that it is unacceptable to float parliamentary group in the Olympic case.

– Once the decision is made need to set up solidarity behind the decision, said Pedersen.

Labor Member of Parliament from Troms, Tove Karoline Knutsen, told Nordlys that she thinks the majority in the party are opposed.

Knutsen do not know how parliamentary group that she is a member, is going to vote, but adds that she feels that most people are adverse to the Olympics.

The second Labor representative from Troms, Martin Henriksen, says he Knutsen and working hard for the party to say no to the Olympics.

According to Henriksen’s Labor divided on the matter. He believes that resistance is particularly high in coastal counties, while Akershus, Hedmark and Oppland are largely positive. (© NTB)

Published: 28.sep. 2,014 9:53