Foreign Minister in rape allegation
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has been reported to the police for allegedly raping the 15-year-old girl he has admitted to having consensual sex with at a Social Democrat youth wing seminar at Esbjerg…
MoreMeToo claims one more as Mayor quits
One day after pleading for forgiveness the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen stepped down yesterday in the latest MeToo scandal to hit Danish politics. 59-year-old Frank Jensen said he was resigning with immediate effect…
MorePM welcomes Jensen’s decision but Social Democrats facing new problems
Mayor Frank Jensen’s dramatic resignation, Monday, was welcomed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who called it ‘the right decision’. “It’s become very obvious that we in the Social Democratic Party have problems and…
MoreSex scandal makes news abroad
Frank Jensen’s decision to step down yesterday has hit the headlines abroad. Germany’s Der Spiegel reports how ‘Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor resigned after #MeToo allegations in a case that shows the #MeToo debate is…
MoreDisgraced mayor leaves City Hall with generous pay-off
Frank Jensen may be unemployed but he won’t be needing any welfare handouts in the near future. The disgraced mayor has enjoyed an annual salary of nearly DKK1.9m ($300,000) over the past few…
MoreVoters stick with Social Liberals despite sex scandal
The Social Liberals (Radikale) have emerged relatively unscathed from the sex scandal that led to the resignation of ex-leader Morten Østergaard and split the party. A new Voxmeter poll shows the government’s parliamentary…
MoreVirus update – rise in hospitalisations a ’cause for concern’
The infection rate continues to grow but health experts are more concerned about the increase in the number of hospitalisations – 10 yesterday, bringing the total to 129, the highest for six months….
MoreMayor of Copenhagen admits sexual violations, pleads for forgiveness
Despite admitting to ’violating’ a number of women during his 30 years in politics, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen was given a vote of confidence by Social Democrat members last night. At…
MoreSocial Liberal leader vows to reunite party
Sofie Carsten Nielsen survived a stormy crisis meeting of party MPs, Sunday, and will continue as Social Liberal (Radikale) leader. Ms Nielsen had been accused of a cover-up after it was revealed she…
MoreRise in corona positivity rate
A steady rise in corona test positivity rates is ‘extremely concerning’, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said yesterday after the 24-hour figures showed 451 new cases. 1.3% of those currently being tested are positive,…
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