All roads point to Løkke
Although his party has dipped slightly in the polls Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen is poised to become the pivotal figure in government talks after the election. With the latest polls indicating that…
MoreLøkke: NATO intact despite ‘extraordinary’ Greenland tensions earlier this year
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has insisted that NATO is still intact despite the ‘extraordinary’ situation with the U.S. over Greenland earlier this year. When questioned by DR News, Thursday, he defended Denmark’s…
MoreDanish troops sent to Greenland to prepare for U.S. attack
Denmark sent troops to Greenland in January armed with explosives to destroy airport runways in the event of a possible U.S. attack. DR News, citing anonymous sources within the government, top military officers,…
MoreDPP leader: No citizenship, no welfare
As the election campaign enters its final week the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has proposed stripping welfare benefits from foreign nationals as part of its toughest immigration plan to date. In an interview…
More‘Red bloc’ close to majority
With just one week to go to the election the ‘red bloc’ of parties is very close to an overall majority – but not quite. The latest Voxmeter poll indicates the traditional centre-left…
MorePM emerges unscathed from candidates debate
Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen needed to score some massive points in last night’s candidates debate with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen but failed badly according to leading analysts. BT’s Henrik Qvortrup said the…
MorePoll puts Frederiksen close to majority without Moderates
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is within reach of a parliamentary majority without the support of Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s centrist Moderates, according to a new opinion poll. The survey by Megafon for TV 2…
MoreDenmark’s Democrats demand repatrition of all Syrian refugees
Denmark’s Democrats will demand a concrete plan for the return of all Syrian refugees to Syria within the first 100 days after the general election if the centre-right ‘blue bloc’ wins a majority….
MoreSocial Democrats losing ground – Greenland, Faroes Islands could swing the election
The ‘Greenland Bump’ the Social Democrats received earlier this year following the dispute with Donald Trump has disappeared. With less than two weeks to election day a new Epinion poll for TV2 shows…
MoreLeft wing parties urge PM to ‘come clean’
Left-wing parties have urged Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to reveal her true colours after she refused to rule out a new coalition government with the Liberals (Venstre) during Sunday’s debate with leader Troels…
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