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…
MoreForeign 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…
MoreStatistics 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…
MoreLøkke 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…
MoreLA 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…
MoreBusiness 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…
More77% 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…
MoreElection 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…
MoreElection 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…
More‘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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