Government negotiations: Allies agree on welfare, but not financing
Mette Frederiksen has a very strong chance of becoming Denmark’s next prime minister according to her allies on the left. After four days of negotiations, Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard said, cryptically,…
MoreLøkke knew coalition was unelectable three years ago
Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s pre-election decision to drop his centre-right partners and push for a centrist unity government was made to stop the emergence of far-right parties but also because he had known since…
MoreDepressed Social Democrat whip denied Finance Minister job
Social Democrat whip Henrik Sass Larsen, earmarked as a potential finance minister, won’t be part of the new government after announcing he’s taking sick leave. The MP returned to parliament in February and…
MoreEkstra Bladet denies persecuting depressed politician
The editior of tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has dismissed accusations of a witch hunt against troubled Social Democrat MP Henrik Sass Larsen during the election campaign. Poul Madsen denied the paper has been…
MoreNew LA leader faces impossible job
Liberal Alliance MPs have appointed newly-elected 27-year-old Alex Vanopslagh as party leader following acting foreign minister Anders Samuelsen, who resigned last week following the party’s disastrous election result when it lost nine of…
MoreGreenland MP appeals for help to stop child abuse
A Greenland lawmaker has appealed for help from Denmark to stop widespread sexual abuse of children in the arctic country. Following reports that 1 in 4 Greenlandic kids has been sexually abused, Aaja…
MoreRussia: Danish indecision won’t halt pipeline
Russia has warned that neither Denmark, nor the United States, nor any other country can hamper the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that’s currently under construction and fast approaching Bornholm but…
MoreThe Election That Was, 2019
The General Election dominated the news cycle last week – here’s a brief round-up of what happened: ELECTION 2019: The centre-left bloc of parties, excluding the Alternatives, won a 91-75 majority in Wednesday’s…
MoreQueen asks Social Democrat leader to lead government talks
Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen has, as expected, been appointed ‘royal investigator’ with a mandate to put together a majority that will support her as prime minister. The Queen hosted talks with all…
MoreMette F. facing ‘intense’ negotiations
Negotiations to form a new government could be ‘long and intense’ according to political analysts, with the left-leaning parties divided over a wide range of issues. TV2’s Peter Lautrup-Larsen predicted some of the…
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