Election 2015: DPP holds key to government set up
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen is facing days – and possibly weeks – of negotiations as he tries to put together a new, centre-right government, with or without the Danish People’s Party (DPP)….
MoreElection 2015: DPP’s four ultimate demands
Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl, who’s constantly played down every positive opinion poll for his party over the past four years, celebrated his new role as the head of Denmark’s biggest…
MoreElection 2015: Denmark has chosen a dangerous experiment
In terms of Denmark’s international reputation and credibility, last night’s election result was the worst possible scenario, Politiken writes in a leader today. “The new strong man in Danish politics is Kristian Thulesen…
MoreElection Day: Polls signal dead heat
Denmark is heading for its tightest election since 1998, when one seat and just 176 Faroese votes handed the Social Democrats victory. The final polls before the election indicate a virtual dead heat…
MoreElection 2015: Greenland and Faroes could tip the balance in Thorning’s favour
The issues that have dominated the election campaign – immigration, economic recovery, zero public sector growth, and tax breaks – have little relevance in the Faroes or Greenland, which run their own affairs,…
MoreElection 2015: Thorning-Schmidt – The new comeback kid?
If Helle Thorning-Schmidt wins re-election today it would signal the mother off all comebacks. Three months after winning in 2011, her Social Democrat party’s support had plummeted to just 19 per cent, its…
MoreElection 2015: Løkke feels persecuted
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has accused Helle Thorning-Schmidt and the rest of the Social Democrats of focusing on just one thing throughout the election campaign – himself. At his final press conference…
MoreElection 2015: A close race and then…same again?
The prospect of yet another Danish election with little prospect of change – one of the issues debated at 7:59’s Election Forum, Monday – is supported by Rebecca Adler-Nissen, an associate professor and…
MoreElection 2015: Danish Kurd fights for women’s rights
Halime Oguz, a Danish politician with roots in Turkey, has vowed to continue her criticism of traditions targeting women among Kurds and other immigrant groups in Denmark whether or not she wins a…
MoreLykketoft: China has important role to play in climate and social equality
Speaker of the House Mogens Lykketoft, who was confirmed as the new President of the UN General Assembly this week, has urged China to play a greater role in developing sustainable goals for…
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