Anti-Islamist charged with violence
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan was detained by the police and charged with violence after being denied entry to the Langeland rock festival, Thursday. According to reports the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) leader had purchased…
The Week That Was, July 1st – July 7th 2019:
Politics/Economy: New Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfay signalled a softer tone in the immigration debate by removing a ‘legislation counter’ from the ministry’s website, used by his predecessor Inger Støjberg to proudly show how…
The Week That Was, June 24th – 30th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen became Denmark’s youngest-ever prime minister after finalising terms for a one-party minority government with her left-wing allies. After Denmark became the third Nordic country this year to…
The Week That Was, June 17th – 23nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen acknowledged the disagreement between the centre-left parties on economic policy remains a major stumbling block to the formation of a new government. Although the Social Democrats, Red/Greens,…
Racist leader sued for Nazi outburst
Former cabinet minister Mimi Jacobsen is suing anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan for defamation of character after he called her a ‘Nazi pig’ on live TV. The former leader of the now disbanded Centre Democrats…
The Week That Was, June 16th – 22nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Mette Frederiksen has a very strong chance of becoming Denmark’s next prime minister according to her allies on the left. After four days of negotiations, Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard said,…
Anti-Islamist vows to fight on despite police costs
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan intends to keep holding Koran-burning demonstrations throughout the country despite new figures showing the police have spent DKK100m ($15m) so far this year protecting him. The Stram Kurs (Hard Line)…
Anti-migrant party wins 4 seats but extremists fail
The anti-Muslim Stram Kurs (Hard Line) failed to win the 2% needed to enter Parliament but the hard-line New Conservatives won four seats after getting 2.4% of the votes. Two other fringe parties,…
Election Day: Foreign media focus on Social Democrats’ compromise
Today’s election has garnered attention abroad with news outlets focussing on the likelihood of a Social Democrat victory based on strict immigration policy. The British Daily Mail reports how ‘Mette Frederiksen, the leader…
Election Day: 13 parties – what they stand for
13 parties will contest today’s election, usually grouped in two opposing factions – the centre-right ‘blue’ bloc or centre- left ‘reds’. However, the traditional political lines have become blurred during the current elective…
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