Skien’s new mayor is Marius Roheim Aarvold.
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| Marius Roheim Aarvold, the new mayor Skien |
It is evident now that the INP has the majority after the Conservative Party, FrP, KrF, and Venstre decided to work together.
Varden and Telemarksavisa predict that the right-wing will win the mayoral election and that Jrn Inge Naess (FrP) will be elected deputy mayor on Wednesday night.
Hedda Foss Five, a mayor for the Labour Party who has held office for three terms since 2011, is replaced by the incoming Conservative mayor, Marius Roheim Aarvold.
We think the voters’ clear message that they desired a change in the city was received, and we have taken that seriously. According to Aarvold in a news release, this is why we have invested a lot of effort in negotiating sensible political solutions for Skien.
During the election of the municipal council, the parties and the INP obtained a majority. Many people will see this as a crucial sign of a party, and some people have questioned its place in bloc politics.
As a result, Grenland’s city of Skien, another traditional red-green stronghold, switches sides to the bourgeois side following what many refer to as a bourgeois triumph in this year’s municipal elections.