Løkke looking to lead post-election negotiations
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen dropped a last-minute bombshell, Monday, by nominating himself as royal investigator after today’s election. In an interview with Politiken he stressed he isn’t seeking a 3d term as…
MoreVoters desert coalition partners
The three government coalition parties have lost voters to both sides of parliament, a new study has shown. The Megafon survey, based on polling over the past three weeks, reveals that voters are…
MoreRecord number of female candidates
Nearly 40% of candiates standing for election today are women, the highest number ever and a 100% rise since 1977. At the same time, the overall number of candidates has fallen, to 933…
MoreGreenland election could be decisive
As voters head for the polls today Greenland is also holding an election, where a record 27 candidates are competing for Greenland’s two seats in the Danish parliament. There are no polls indicating…
MoreU.S. looking for new military sites in Greenland
The United States is currently in talks with Denmark and Greenland about expanding U.S. infrastructure on the Arctic Island, including adding special operations forces and military sites in three new areas. The Task…
MoreBusiness shorts
Stock market turnaround….EU approves €5bn aid for Danish offshore wind projects….Tivoli posts record figures…. Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index closed slightly higher on Monday after news that US President Donald Trump had…
MoreAll roads point to Løkke
Although his party has dipped slightly in the polls Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen is poised to become the pivotal figure in government talks after the election. With the latest polls indicating that…
MoreLiberal leader makes last-minute plea for ‘right-leaning centrist coalition’
With his party heading for a potentially disastrous election tomorrow, Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has suggested a hybrid, right/centrist coalition as a fallback if the traditional ‘blue bloc’ parties fail to…
MoreElection briefs
Climate and the environment are the main concerns for voters ahead of tomorrow’s election. In a last minute Epinion poll for DR News 15 percent of respondents named ‘environment and climate’ as the…
MoreForeign headlines – international media report on Danish election
With less than 24 hours to go before the polls open foreign media have increased focus on the main election issues – here’s what they’re saying: (Click on link): Denmark’s kingmaker is a…
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