DR journalist comes under fire for assisting EU anti-fraud probe
A prominent DR News journalist has been accused of violating journalistic ethics following the leak of a three-page EU report showing he shared detailed information on Morten Messerschmidt, now head of the Danish…
DPP leader a free man after prosecutor drops appeal
The public prosecutor has declined to appeal the not-guilty verdict against Morten Messerschmidt in the EU fraud affair, which means the Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader is now fully acquitted after a seven-year…
Parliament lifts DPP leader’s immunity
As expected, a unanimous parliament voted to waive Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt’s political immunity, Tuesday, paving the way for his retrial in the EU Meld and Feld fraud affair to get underway as…
Parliament to vote on DPP leader’s political immunity
Parliament will vote today on whether to lift Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt’s political immunity so he can be re-tried in the EU Meld and Feld fraud affair. The court case was…
New immunity vote pushes back Messerschmidt’s EU fraud case
The court case to determine whether Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt committed fraud with EU funds has been postponed after he was elected to parliament last week. Parliament now needs to vote…
DPP facing parliamentary extinction
Despite opinion polls showing the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has fallen below the 2% needed for parliamentary representation, party leader Morten Messerschmidt remains confident of a comeback at the upcoming election. Ranked by…
Ex-DPP leader deserts sinking ship
Former Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl finally quit the populist party, Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation. The popular politician said he would be taking a few days off to consider his…
DPP leader reported to police
The political infighting within the populist Danish People’s Party (DPP) continues. Party leader Morten Messerschmidt, who won a divisive leadership election two months ago, has been reported to the police by a member…
Messerschmidt wins DPP leadership race
As expected, Morten Messerschmidt was elected new Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader, Sunday, winning 60% of delegates’ votes at an extraordinary party congress convened after outgoing leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl offered his resignation…
Messerchmidt in line to become new DPP leader
Influential Danish People’s Party (DPP) founder Pia Kjærsgaard has endorsed Morten Messerschmidt in his bid to become party leader, virtually sealing his nomination. Ahead of Christmas the High Court overturned the 6-month conditional…