DPP leader: Social Democrats will destroy immigration policy
Pia Kjærsgaard has warned that ten years of successful immigration and integration policy will be in tatters if the opposition wins power next week. In response to growing signs of dissension between the…
MoreActivist foreign policy era will come to end warns Foreign Minister
Denmark’s activist foreign policy could soon be over. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen said that Danish troops on foreign soil would be a thing of the past if the left-wing opposition wins…
MoreShock figures: 2 million people on public assistance
The number of people in this country receiving some form of financial support from the state is at an all-time high. New Finance Ministry figures reveal that over DKK300bn is being spent annually…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 29th – September 2nd, 2011
Election 2011 The daily tracking polls maintained the opposition’s lead throughout the week, although two late Gallup surveys up to the weekend gave the government fresh hope, with the gap narrowing as the…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 29 de agosto al 4 de septiembre de 2011
ELECCIONES 2011 Las encuestas realizadas diariamente durante el transcurso de la semana revelaron que la oposición continúa avanzando hacia el poder. No obstante, dos encuestas hechas por Gallup durante el fin de semana…
MoreOpposition heading for big win
The opposition has extended its lead and is heading for the magical ‘100 seats’ in parliament. According to the latest Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau, the centre-left parties would win 97 seats…
MoreGovernment needs to seize the agenda
With just 11 days to go until the election, the government and its support parties have been unable to make any impression on the opinion polls. And according to a former close political…
MoreSocial Democrats heading for victory with historically low vote
Helle Thorning-Schmidt could become Denmark’s first ever female prime minister next week backed by the lowest level of Social Democrat support since women were given the vote. If the party receives no more…
MoreTrustworthy Løkke – ‘one of the lads’
As the government continues to lag behind in the polls there’s some comfort for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in two new popularity rankings. 19.4% of the electorate find him the most trustworthy…
MoreImmigration divides opposition
A new Social Liberal seven-point plan aimed at easing Denmark’s strict immigration legislation has caused further dissension within opposition ranks. Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt dismissed the proposals, stressing that the rules would…
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