Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Social Liberal leader quits

Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, who triggered Tuesday’s election by threatening to topple the government with a vote of no confidence, quit yesterday following the centrist party’s disastrous showing in Tuesday’s…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Foreign Minister fails in MP bid

Jeppe Kofod failed in his bid to become a member of parliament in Tuesday’s election. The acting foreign minister hasn’t run for MP since 2011 but was brought home from the EU Parliament…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Statistics agency declares time-out on vote count

Denmark’s Statistics have postponed the release of the official election result pending a recount. In a press release last night the agency said doubts had been raised about seat distribution in accordance with…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Løkke made late night appeal to Greenland MP

Left-wing Greenland MP Aaja Chemnitz Larsen has claimed that after all the votes were counted, late Tuesday, she received a call from Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen who reportedly asked her to consider…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

LA leader the ‘rock star’ of Danish politics

Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh, the new star of Danish politics, came in 4th in Tuesday’s election in terms of personal votes – only ‘big hitters’ Mette Frederiksen Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

Business leaders predict redundancies

33% of business leaders in the private sector expect to make workers redundant due to inflation and a drop in revenue – 8% said they have already implemented firings.  Senior economist Niklas Praefke…

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Posted on 03. Nov, 2022 in: News

77% increase in bankruptcies

October was a bad month for the business sector as the number of bankruptcies rose by 77% compared to the same period last year – 732 firms went bust, including 445 in the…

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Posted on 02. Nov, 2022 in: News

Election 2022: Centre-left squeeze out narrow 1-seat victory

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emerged as the big winner in Tuesday’s election after the centre-left ‘blue’ parties won 87 seats, with another three expected from the Faroe Islands and Greenland today that will…

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Posted on 02. Nov, 2022 in: News

Election round-up – Liberals lose half their seats

The two rival prime minister candidates saw their parties suffer losses in Tuesday’s election. The Liberals (Venstre) led by Jacob Ellemann-Jensen, saw their parliamentary representation halved, winning only 23 seats compared to 45…

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Posted on 02. Nov, 2022 in: News

‘North Atlantic’ votes tip the election

Denmark has a left-wing majority – thanks to Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Both Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh, who both enjoyed personal success in yesterday’s election,…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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