Far-left looks for influence
The far-left Red/Green Alliance will arrive for government negotiations with coming Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt today armed with seven ‘cast-iron’ demands, including a punitive tax on multinational companies, the creation of at least…
Don’t be tempted by Social Liberals says SPP
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has made a last-minute appeal to left-wing supporters not to waste their vote on the Social Liberals. Although the two parties share many of the same views about…
Now Løkke flirts with Margrethe
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has signalled a last-minute cage of direction by reaching out to the Social Liberals, who are heading for their best election result for years and who ‘defected’ from…
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 5th – September 11th, 2011
Election 2011 The opposition parties lost a potential six seats throughout the week, a Friday Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau showed, indicating that the September 15th election could be much closer than…
LA PASADA SEMANA: del 5 al 11 de septiembre de 2011
ELECCIONES 2011 Según una encuesta de Voxmeter hecha para la agencia de noticias Ritzau, la oposición perdió seis escaños en el transcurso de la semana, lo que demuestra que las elecciones del 15…
Social Liberals flex their muscles
The Social Liberals, buoyed by their showing in the polls, have laid out seven economic policy demands they will present to Helle Thorning-Schmidt if the opposition wins power this week. Party leader Margrethe…
Opposition regains lost ground
The opposition appears to have stopped its downward slide. The latest Epinion poll gives the ‘red’ bloc 52.1% and 91 seats against the government alliance’s 47.9% /81 seats, just one day after a…
The Week That Was, August 29th – September 2nd, 2011
Election 2011 The daily tracking polls maintained the opposition’s lead throughout the week, although two late Gallup surveys up to the weekend gave the government fresh hope, with the gap narrowing as the…
LA PASADA SEMANA: del 29 de agosto al 4 de septiembre de 2011
ELECCIONES 2011 Las encuestas realizadas diariamente durante el transcurso de la semana revelaron que la oposición continúa avanzando hacia el poder. No obstante, dos encuestas hechas por Gallup durante el fin de semana…
Trustworthy Løkke – ‘one of the lads’
As the government continues to lag behind in the polls there’s some comfort for Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in two new popularity rankings. 19.4% of the electorate find him the most trustworthy…
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