Lars Løkke: ‘Partners have ditched centrist coalition’
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has accused the Social Democrats and Liberals (Venstre) of rushing to ditch the ‘grand coalition’ formed after the last election. One week into the election campaign, the former…
MoreModerates leader lurking in the wings as election heads for stalemate
The latest Voxmeter poll indicates the current Soc Dem/Liberal/Moderates coalition has no chance of continuing. If the poll numbers are repeated on election day the three parties together would win less than 39%…
MoreLA leader dismisses PM’s ‘power grab’
Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh has launched a fierce attack on the Social Democrats, accusing them of conducting a cynical election campaign driven by a hunger for power rather than ideology. Speaking…
MoreLiberal leader: Immigration policy should never be determined by religion
Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen has rejected the Danish People’s Party’s demand for a ‘one in, one out’ policy for Muslim immigrants. DPP leader Morten Messerschmidt, who’s made migration the party’s top campaign…
MoreLiberal leader refuses to apolgise to ex-PM
Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen has again refused to apologise to former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt for his role in the so-called ‘Taxgate affair’ fourteen years ago when, as tax minister, he was…
MoreForeign headlines – what international media is saying about the election campaign
Foreign media continues to highlight the Danish election campaign – here’s what they’re saying: (Click on link): Danish premier bets on $1 billion wealth tax to keep her job: (Ireland) Next Danish government…
MoreNo help for citizens stranded in Middle East
The government has no plans to evacuate the estimated 10,000 Danish nationals from the Middle East despite the chaos caused by the war in the region. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told TV2,…
MoreBusiness giants facing multi-million bill if wealth tax becomes reality
The family that owns toy giant Lego could face an annual invoice of around DKK1.7bn ($264m) if the Social Democrats’ proposal for a new wealth tax on the country’s richest residents is adopted….
MorePrime Minister: ‘I don’t hate the rich’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected accusations that she hates rich people after coming under fire for proposing a wealth tax on high earners. During a live Q&A session on Instagram, Tuesday, the…
More‘Hypocritical’ PM launches TikTok channel
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of hyprocisy for using TikTok to promote her election campaign, just three months after criticising the Chinese video-sharing app. In November the PM claimed that introducing…
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