Villy prepares for Foreign Minister job
Villy Søvndal appears to have been taking English lessons. The Socialist People’s Party leader, strongly rumoured to become Minister of Foreign Affairs if the opposition wins the election, has been ridiculed for his…
MorePolls signal revolutionary turn out
The far-left Red/Green Alliance could triple its parliamentary representation, from four seats to 12, if the opinion polls are repeated on election day, the biggest show of support for a true socialist party…
MoreDenmark – the new Albania?
Denmark will become a ‘new Albania’ if the opposition has to rely on the far-left Red/Green Alliance to form a majority after Thursday’s election. That was the message from Minister of Business and…
MoreSocialists support terror
A number of the Red/Green Alliance’s MP candidates have openly showed their support for Kurdish organisation PKK, the Palestinian PFLP, and the Colombian rebel group FARC, all listed as terrorist organisations by the…
MoreDPP plays EU card
First the ‘immigration card’ – now it’s the ‘EU card’. In a last-ditch effort to win votes, Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Pia Kjærsgaard warned Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen yesterday against calling…
MoreDespair for Conservatives
The Conservatives have sunk to 5.1% in a new opinion poll and could be the smallest party in parliament after Thursday’s election. The new Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau confirms the oppositions…
MoreLøkke slams door on DPP
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has once again ruled out the possibility of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) becoming part of a centre-right government after the election. Speculation about DPP’s role increased over…
MoreHelle’s husband makes surprise appearance
Social Democrat leader Helle-Thorning Schmidt’s husband Stephen Kinnock made his first public appearance of the election campaign when the couple were interviewed together in the early evening ‘God Aften’ current affairs programme in…
More‘Comfy’ students
Danish students are stuck in a comfort zone, according to business organisation DE, The Danish Chamber of Commerce. Although between 70 and 80% of those in full-time education believe they study and work…
MoreTroops home by 2014 says opposition
The political truce surrounding Denmark’s military mission in Afghanistan is over. As the election campaign enters its final days, the opposition has issued a ‘cast-iron’ guarantee that there won’t be a single Danish…
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