The Week That Was, March 20th – 26th 2023
Politics/Economy: A new poll showed no more than 38% of the electorate would vote for the government coalition if an election was held today, compared to 50.9% in November, a loss of 22…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 13th – 19th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dropped from 5th to a lowly 18th in a new survey of voters’ choice for ‘most popular minister’, mirroring recent opinion polls showing her Social Democrat party has…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 6th – 12th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made a minor cabinet reshuffle in the wake of Defence Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen’s continued absence – Deputy Liberal Party leader Stephanie Lose is the new Minister for the…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 27th – March 5th 2023
Politics/Economy: The government’s unpopular proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday from 2024 was passed by a narrow parliamentary majority despite fierce public opposition – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 20th – 26th 2023
Politics/Economy: A new Epinion poll for DR News showed the three coalition parties, collectively, would lose 20 seats and their overall majority if an election was held right now. Former defence minister Claus…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 13th – 19th 2023
Politics/Economy: Nearly 1 in 4 voters would change their allegiance if an election was held right now – a new poll showed 23% of the electorate regret the choice they made on November…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 6th – 12th 2023
Politics/Economy: The government continues to lose popularity – a new poll showed the centrist coalition has lost the support of 7.5 % of voters since the general election and now only garners 42.6…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 30th – February 5th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she remains determined to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday despite widespread opposition but declined to say whether the controversial proposal was on the Social Democrats…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 23rd – 29th 2023
Politics/Economy: The latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed the three coalition partners – Social Democrats, Moderates, and Liberals – who formed a majority with 89 seats in December would win no more than…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 16th-22nd 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned opposition parties against supporting the trade union movement’s call for a national referendum on the proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday – in her…
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