Foreign press notes Denmark’s swing to the left
International media reported how Denmark took a left-turn in Wednesday’s election. Under the headline ‘Danish left sweeps to victory with tough migration policy’, European online newspaper EU Observer wrote how ‘Denmark has elected a…
MoreLiberals’ crown prince’ ditched by voters
Kristian Jensen’s hopes of succeeding Lars Løkke Rasmussen as Liberal leader if, and when, Lars Løkke Rasmussen steps down have been damaged by his poor personal showing in Wednesday’s election, according to party…
MoreDPP spokesman attacks Løkke
The recriminations for the centre-right’s defeat in Wednesday’s election continued last night when the Danish People’s Party’s Søren Espersen called Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s behaviour during the campaign as ‘disgusting’. During a TV debate…
MoreLA leader quits
Anders Samuelsen resigned as Liberal Alliance (LA) leader yesterday following Wednesday’s disastrous election result when LA was one of the biggest losers, seeing its seats tally fall from 13 to four. In an…
MoreElection aftermath
LA leadership battle / PornHub MP loses seat / Klaus Riskær Pedersen dissolves party / Løkke’s ‘wonderboy’ / Economist predicts no big change to economic policy…. Anders Samuelsen’s resignation as Liberal Alliance leader…
MoreElection 2019: Denmark turns left
41-year-old Mette Frederiksen is set to become Denmark’s youngest ever prime minister after the centre-left bloc of parties won a 91-75 majority in Wednesday’s election. The Social Democrat leader told her jubilant supporters at…
MoreFrederiksen aims for Social Democrat-only government
‘Prime Minister in waiting’ Mette Frederiksen last night repeated her intention to form a minority, Social Democrat-only government rather than a coalition with her allies on the left. She vowed to govern on…
MoreDPP leader after election disaster: I wont abandon ship
It was a disastrous day for the Danish People’s Party who lost 21 seats as support plummeted to 8.7% from 21.1% in the 2015 election. In contrast to some other European countries, where…
MoreFinal tally: Who won, who lost
With 100% of votes counted, the final result of the 2019 general election: Social Democrats: 25.9 % / 48 seats (+1) Liberals (Venstre): 23.4 % / 43 (+9) Danish People’s Party 8.7 %…
MoreForeign Minister loses seat as LA joins DPP’s nosedive
Apart from a new government, the demise of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance (LA) was the election’s biggest story, analysts said last night. The DPP lost 21 seats and LA…
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