4 days to go: Opposition heading for victory but polls disagree on margin
A new Gallup poll indicates a comfortable 94-81 seat victory for the opposition on Thursday, virtually a mirror situation of the run-in to the 2007 election when the government coasted to a comfortable…
MoreLøkke: ‘We’re the people’s party’
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has declared his party the true ‘workers’ party’ and accused his opponent, Helle Thorning -Schmidt of insulting those who work hard for a living by vowing to increase…
MoreHelle – the first 100 days
An optimistic Helle Thorning-Schmidt aims to hit the ground running if she becomes Prime Minister on Thursday. In an interview with Politiken, Sunday, she said talking about being PM might sound a bit…
MoreEconomy dominates TV duel
Last night’s live TV debate between Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his challenger Helle Thorning-Schmidt again centred on the economy. Tax, extending the working week to 38 hours, early retirement, and growth…
MoreParty leaders at 9/11 remembrance service
Politicians took a break from the election campaign, Sunday, to pay their respects at the US Embassy’s remembrance service on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. US Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton…
MoreConservatives exclude DPP
The Conservatives have again vowed never to work alongside the Danish People’s Party (DPP) in a future centre-right government. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s claim yesterday that he would only make immigration policy…
MoreSocial Liberals flex their muscles
The Social Liberals, buoyed by their showing in the polls, have laid out seven economic policy demands they will present to Helle Thorning-Schmidt if the opposition wins power this week. Party leader Margrethe…
MoreFar-left party will demand socialist policy – or else
Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be living on a knife-edge if she has to form a government with the help of the Red-Green Alliance. A new Berlingske survey shows that half of the far-left party’s…
MoreDrastic increase in youth unemployment
Unemployment amongst the 18-29 age group has virtually tripled over the past three years, from around 15,000 in 2008 to just under 42,000 now. However, according to Professor Flemming Ibsen of Aalborg University,…
MorePrime Minster Helle Thorning-Schmidt would have record-low backing
Helle Thorning-Schmidt may be heading for the Prime Minister’s office but her party is facing its worst election result for over a hundred years. According to the latest average of all polls, calculated…
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