Election 2015: PM names the date
The Danish General Election is officially called. After months of speculation, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt finally made her mind up, Wednesday, and formally informed HM Queen Margrethe of the election date – Thursday June…
MoreElection 2015: Lars Løkke – ‘I won’t compromise’
In his first reaction to the election, opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he had no wish to head a government that fails to live up to basic premise that it should pay…
MoreElection 2015: Facts, figures
The June 18th General Election will be the 23rd since the Constitution was amended in 1953, but the first summer election. Half of all previous elections were held in autumn. The campaign will…
MoreElection 2015: Public spending splits opposition
The opposition was already in disagreement on the first day of the election campaign. Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl, whose party is heading for its best election result ever, has already…
MoreElection 2015: Helle needs 5,000 new voters every day to win
Helle Thorning-Schmidt needs to persuade at least 5,000 voters to change side every day of the election campaign to win re-election. Based on recent polls, the Institute of Political Science has concluded that…
MoreElection 2015: International reaction
The international media note that although Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is more popular than her opponent, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, she’s still lagging behind in the polls. The Danish election receives wide coverage in…
MoreElection 2015: New Gallup poll – One seat could decide it
The first poll of the election season signals a very tight race. A new Gallup poll taken immediately after the prime minister called the election shows the opposition’s lead has shrunk to just…
MoreElection 2015: Red or blue – economy remains the same
The outcome of the election will have little influence on the Danish economy, according to some of the country’s leading economists. The difference between the government’s promise to increase welfare spending by 0.6%…
MoreThorning ready to pull election trigger
TV2 News predicts that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt will pull the election trigger today. Christiansborg was awash with election rumours yesterday after the PM presented a new DKK39b welfare package and at the…
MoreVoters prefer Helle but opposition on course for victory
If the Prime Minister calls an election today it will signal a paradox for voters, Politiken writes in a leader article today – although the polls indicate a victory for the opposition, Helle…
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