Northern Parliament
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The Northern Parliament (Northern Assembly - NORDTING) is a popular movement that promotes and discusses socio-political issues related to Northern Norway and the Arctic / High North, such as ownership of natural resources, centralization, democracy, capitalism and populism.[1] The Northern Parliament submitted a list for the 2017 parliamentary election and is led by Amund Sjølie Sveen.[2]
The first Nordtinget took place in 2014 as part of the Arctic Arts Festival, with then-Minister of Culture Thorild Widvey as the opening speaker.[3] The project was initially a one-off event to mark the constitutional anniversary and the festival's 50th anniversary. The event sparked a great deal of debate, both because of the critical coverage of Statoil as a sponsoring partner for cultural life in Northern Norway, and because of the coverage of Kjell Inge Røkke and the government's fisheries policy.[4] Former Minister of Fisheries for the Conservative Party and then-County Governor of Troms, Svein Ludvigsen, was one of those who clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with the project in the media.[5] However, the project was also defended by several others, including theatre director Nina Wester.[6] Nordlys was one of the newspapers that described the project as important.[7][8]
Nordting has been led by Amund Sjølie Sveen since the beginning. Other important contributors have included Erik Stifjell and Liv Hanne Haugen.[9]
Public assemblies
Since 2014, the Northern Parliament has organized public assemblies in a number of locations and in collaboration with a number of institutions and organizers, including in Harstad in collaboration with the Arctic Arts Festival, Kirkenes in collaboration with the company The Girls on the Bridge, Tromsø in collaboration with Hålogaland Teater, Honningsvåg in collaboration with the North Cape Film Festival, and Træna as part of the Traena Music Festival.
From 2019, the Northern Parliament has gradually focused its activities more on the pan-Arctic area, and has visited Reykjavík and Akureyri as part of the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi (2019) as part of the Arctic Arts Summit, and Anchorage, Alaska (2019) in collaboration with the Anchorage Museum. A total of 49 From 2019, Nordting has gradually focused its activities more on the pan-Arctic area, and has visited Reykjavík and Akureyri as part of the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi (2019) as part of the Arctic Arts Summit, and Anchorage, Alaska ( 2019) in collaboration with the Anchorage Museum. A total of 49 Northern Parliaments had been held by the end of 2019.[10]
The social restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic from 13 March 2020 also affected the Northern Parliament's ability to hold public meetings. As of 1 January 2022, a total of 60 public meetings had been held since its inception in 2014, the most recent in Nuuk, Greenland /Kalaallit Nunat.[11]
Parliamentary Elections
Northern Parliament submitted a list in Troms for the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election.[12] Amund Sjølie Sveen, who was at the top of the list, received 58 votes.[13]
