Danish People’s Party hits new heights
If the general election was held today the Danish People’s Party (DPP) would emerge as the country’s biggest party with 21.2 per cent of the vote. A new Megafon poll for Politiken puts,…
MoreEditorial: DPP success signals power struggle on the right
The new Megafon poll that puts the Danish People’s Party (DPP) ahead of the Liberals signals a potentially fierce internal power struggle in the ‘blue’ camp, Politiken’s political editor Mette Østergaard predicts in…
MoreTop Liberals accused of campaign funding violation
Nine prominent politicians, including cabinet ministers in the previous Lib/Con coalition, have been accused of breaking the law by failing to reveal that they each received DKK25,000 from the radical Saxo Bank ahead…
MoreJihadists on welfare
Danish jihadists have claimed welfare handouts while fighting alongside the Islamic State in Syria. New Danish Intelligence (PET) figures reveals that 28 young Muslims who’ve now returned to Denmark received taxpayer-funded benefits whilst…
MorePolitical heavyweights in battle for Lykketoft’s job
Former Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has emerged as a strong candidate to succeed Speaker of Parliament Mogens Lykketoft when he leaves to become President of the UN General Assembly next year….
MoreLabour market stagnation
The Danish labour market continues to tread water. The jobless queue shrank by just 100 people in October, new Statistics Denmark figures show, as 5% of the workforce (133,000) remains unemployed. Virtually no…
MoreFinance miniser prods the unemployed
The unemployed should be forced to take any job offered, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said yesterday after a TV documentary showed how four jobless Danes refused to accept low-paid service industry jobs despite…
MoreSluggish economy increases Greenland’s dependency on Greenland
The fight for independence has taken a back seat in the Greenland election campaign which culminates in a general election today. Secession from Denmark, the big issue at the previous election, has rarely…
MoreLykketoft nabs top UN job
After 18 months of intensive behind closed door diplomacy, Speaker of Parliament Mogens Lykketoft (S) has been appointed President of the United Nations General Assembly from September next year. The decision was made…
MoreLiberals’ ‘attack manual’ leaked to press
The Liberals (V) were embarrassed yesterday by the leak of an in-house manual that provides advice on how to attack the government and its left-wing allies in the upcoming election campaign. The manual,…
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