Frp Targets the Kristiansand Mayorship

The past 48 hours of Sørlandet / Agder news have been dominated by local politics in Kristiansand, where Frp is claiming the mayor’s office, and the municipal consultation on Sørlandet Hospital’s 2040 development plan. Agder county is also represented at the women’s U17 World Cup in Morocco, while staff training on detecting abuse is being introduced in schools.

Local politics: Frp targets Kristiansand mayoralty

Frp is well ahead of Høgre in national polls and wants to draw the same conclusions for Kristiansand as it has elsewhere. The party believes it is natural to secure the mayor’s office if it wins the election, NRK Sørlandet / Agder reports. “Dersom vi vinn valet, er det naturleg at vi får ordføraren,” the party says, adding that it values democracy “in a world where democracy is under pressure” and wants the same for Kristiansand. Such an outcome would mean that outgoing mayor Mathias Bernander (Høgre) would step aside.

The benchmark is the latest Fædrelandsvennen poll in Kristiansand, where Høgre was the largest party, with Frp only narrowly behind. The two parties are therefore neck and neck in the city, while the question of who will stand for mayor has been resolved.

Frp’s nomination committee wants the party’s leader in Agder county, Steinar Bergstøl Andersen, to be its candidate for mayor of Kristiansand (NRK Sørlandet / Agder). Newcomer Miriam Csango is second on the list, ahead of Tom Jørgensen and Jannicke Svaba Halvorsen. MP Stian Storbukås, a former group leader, is last. Party members will make the final decision on the list ahead of next year’s election.

Sørlandet Hospital: 2040 plan dominates the news

Kristiansand’s municipal executive board examined municipal input into Sørlandet Hospital’s development plan through 2040 on Wednesday. “How can we prepare ourselves to attract new expertise?” asked Norunn Tveiten Benestad (H), who described the consultation as “one of the most important we have had” (NRK Sørlandet / Agder).

Several proposals from H, KrF, Frp and V were adopted by a majority. They call for the plan to describe in detail where population growth will occur in Agder county, to outline future travel times — which would be substantially reduced if planned motorways are built — and to ensure strong professional environments to attract labour. The signatories believe the plan does not provide enough detail on the last point.

On the ground, Sørlandet Hospital in Kristiansand carried out a stroke response exercise involving an 81-year-old man and a dialogue between ambulance staff and doctor Oscar Dirdal Ystehede. “Fast and correct treatment increases the chances of a good outcome for the patient. That is why we train so much,” the NRK Sørlandet / Agder report says, noting that around 12,000 people suffer a stroke in Norway every year and that some blood clots must be removed by thrombectomy.

School and sport: prevention and the U17 World Cup

All employees in Kristiansand’s primary schools will be trained to recognise violence and abuse of pupils. Children will also learn what is and is not acceptable (NRK Sørlandet / Agder).

Norway is playing the women’s U17 World Cup in Morocco. Start player Johanna Fedeler, 17, from Birkenes, started in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Ghana; Canada were due to play on Thursday and Brazil on Saturday in the final group match. “I think we can go a long way,” she told NRK Sørlandet / Agder. The team is coached by Elise Brotangen from Flekkerøy.

📌 Local briefs

In Farsund, several hundred people are taking part in the search for a missing man in his twenties, whose family has thanked the volunteers. The official rescue operation ended on Tuesday, but the search continues (NRK Sørlandet / Agder). Fædrelandsvennen reported on Wednesday evening that the family wants to find “Alexander” and bring him home.

A man hit a streetlight and was taken to hospital by ambulance (Fædrelandsvennen, 21 October). A well-known property investor is again in trouble, over concerns for “life and health” (Fædrelandsvennen, 21 October). A retailer was refused permission to build a shop on the proposed site (Fædrelandsvennen, 21 October). A local project could become a major tourist attraction, regional media report (Fædrelandsvennen, 21 October).

Sources: NRK Sørlandet / Agder, Fædrelandsvennen, The Local Norway — Period: 21 October 2026 and 22 October 2026