 Complete the following phrase:  In the 1930s, Øisang was a key figure in developing the political platform for the Labour Party, having taken a reformist stance in the 1920s. He also continued in local politics, chairing the city school board from 1938. Øisang stepped down as editor of Arbeider-Avisa in 1940 as he in 1939 had been elected as party secretary of the Labour Party; his successor was Harald Langhelle. However, things were hampered by the 