Is democracy in danger in Norway?

In recent months, there have been several issues that have raised questions about how it is with Norwegian democracy and the national government.

Here can be mentioned the Civil Protection Act, which aimed to give the government almost blank authorizations if they were to describe a situation as a crisis for the country. The country’s supreme authority, the Storting, was tried aside, and the power was to be transferred to the government.

And now the proposal to amend the rules of decision in the Storting. If they are adopted, it may seem as if much power is moved from Storting to government, and the Storting remains as a « sand -streaming body » for the government’s many whims.

The proposals and directives referred to are often supported by the Par horses the Labor Party and the Right. The parties that in recent decades have switched to dominate the governments in Norway, and that recently appear to have « found together » in political work. Now it may seem that they are positioning themselves for even more government power, at the expense of the Storting, the Folk Democracy and the Self -Ruden Court.

In fact, the greatest threat to democracy does not appear to come from the online roles in the comment fields, but from a political elite consisting of professional politicians with little or no experience from ordinary working life and who have distanced themselves from « ordinary people ».

She does not go to any party leadership to find out what to vote for. She consults with the people. Through her open and good contact with « Grasrota », she gets input into the issues she will vote for, and from that she thinks herself and makes well -considered and knowledge -based decisions. When she votes, it is with a view to making life better for the people.

In the autumn elections, it is important to get representatives who want to protect the folk democracy. We must get representatives who think themselves and who work for the people in their constituency and for Norway as an independent nation, and not for a party leadership (or an EU parliament) where self-interest is often strong.

For us in Finnmark who want to protect folk democracy and self -reliance, patient focus and Irene Ojala are an excellent alternative.

Øyvind Seljeseth, Alta

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