Tag: Danish People’s Party
“Paedo” and “porn” accusations ahead of drag queen children’s show courting controversy in Copenhagen
The Danes are extremely liberal – or at least we have always been led to believe that. After all, they were the first to legalize pornography and same-sex civil unions. But there has always been this suspicion that a silent majority rejects dullness. Take the raunchy sex shop windows for example: more people would go […]
Denmark one step closer to donating fighter jets, but Ukrainian pilots must first be trained
Support is growing in the Danish Parliament to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The defense rapporteurs for the Blue Blok parties Liberal Alliance, Danish People’s Party and Conservative – all members of the opposition – support following Poland’s lead. Yesterday, the country became the first NATO country to donate combat aircraft to Ukraine with […]
Hands off our holiday: ‘Uncharacteristic nine’ presents alternative ways to fund the defense settlement
The opposition has spoken. But before we study what they have said, let us consider who the opposition is in Danish politics today. The opposition are as wide-ranging parties as the ultra-left Enhedslisten and the hard-right New Citizens and the Danish Democrats, as contradictory as the environmentally conscious Alternative and economic pragmatists Liberal Alliance, and […]
Right wing boss to step away from politics
Not one to mince wordsVermund founded NB together with Peter Seier Christensen and swept into the Folketing after the Danish People’s Party’s (DF) decision not to be part of the government in the wake of a historic 2015 parliamentary election. Many DF voters saw it as a betrayal and jumped off to the upstart NB, […]
Danish News Round-Up: The rising costs of parents who are forced to stay at home to care for their children
Absenteeism costs society dearly and becomes a “desperate situation”, warns professor Mikael Thastum from Aarhus University, an expert on the subject, to DR. However, it is not a truancy problem, rather a failure to cater for children with special needs and disabilities together with a growing tendency to exclude problem children. Over 15,000 parents are […]
Danish News Round-Up: Four films in the running for the Oscars
Two Danish documentaries among the shortlist‘A House Made of Splinters’, a documentary film shot in a Ukrainian orphanage and directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont is nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category, while ‘The Territory’, a Danish-Brazilian-American film shot in the Amazon about indigenous people and the environment , is also among the nominees in […]
New SV government may be a few days away, as SF leaves the negotiations
“SF out of government negotiations” and “Frederiksen, Ellemann and Løkke meet at Marienborg – government cooperation can be close, says analyst” reports TV2 today. Given that the Danish general election took place on November 1st, these are the kind of headlines you might have expected to see in the first week of November, not the […]
And then there were eight! Only four parties have so far pulled out of Frederiksen’s negotiations to form a majority across the centre
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen recently announced to the nation that a new government will not be in place for a few weeks. However, she confirmed that it is not about who will be part of the majority, but more about who will not be. As things stand, eight parties are still at the negotiating table […]
Mette’s magic formula is in the pot
It is already 12 days since the 2022 general election and not much has happened yet! However, one thing is certain. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen could have dissolved her government on 2 November, as is customary the day after an election, but she is still very much in charge. The negotiations for a majority, along […]
Culture Round-Up: If Vodka Could Literally Talk…
Usually it is the Swedes who cross the Øresund in search of booze! After all, there is a low quantity limit on the beers sold in their supermarkets, and you can only buy spirits from specialist shops, where you are obliged to stand in line… often for a whole day. Visit any bar or pub […]
A record number of women elected to the Danish Parliament
Voice magnets Mette and Inger Looking at the top ten politicians who attracted the most personal votes, women also fared well. Mette Frederiksen topped the list with 60,687 personal votes, followed by Inger Støjberg (47,211), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (38,439), Alex Vanoplasgh (38,284) and Jacob Mark (31,235). The top ten were rounded out by Magnus Heunicke […]
2022 parliamentary election collection: Enhedslisten warns the prime minister to stick to the left bloc
Enhedslist’s political rapporteur Mai Villadsen has called on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen not to go outside the red bloc in her efforts to form a new government. After the results, she admitted to DR that she finds it difficult to see any common ground between her party and Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new party, the Moderates. […]
The 2022 general election: Key figures from a historic evening
Gov across the middleDespite losing ground in the exit poll compared to the last election in 2019, the Social Democrats actually ended up enjoying their best result in two decades. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that she wants a government across the middle, so the door is open for Rasmussen to play an important role. […]
Right now: The polling stations in Denmark have closed
The polling stations have now closed in Denmark. Follow Ekot’s live broadcast of the polling station survey directly from Copenhagen. A total of thirteen parties are running in Tuesday’s election in Denmark. The incumbent Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s biggest challenger is the blue party Venstre with party leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. However, his opinion […]
The 2022 parliamentary election: What you should be aware of on 1 November and beyond
The general election is approaching. Next week, Danes will go to the polls to cast their votes. We have made a small guide that gives you an overview of what will happen and what you should be aware of. Before November 1: Politics as usual or revolution ahead?The Danish political landscape has changed significantly since […]
Bed for historic whalers in Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen looks like she might be able to stay on when Denmark goes to the polls on November 1. But her party Social Democracy lacks its own majority judging by the opinion polls and it looks like it could be quite complicated to form a new government after the election. A strong […]
Election gathering: Sometimes the kingmakers Dansk Folkeparti and Radikale watch from the sidelines with little hope of influencing
Every Danish government back to the 1970s has been formed on the basis of a majority consisting of either the Radicals or the Danish People’s Party. But none of the ‘kingmakers’ are doing well in the polls and look set to become part of the next majority. Both will likely be frozen outDF (2.9 per […]
SD’s sister parties in Europe
The Sweden Democrats’ electoral success and the party’s new influence have received quite a lot of attention outside of Sweden. But the political development in Sweden corresponds well with a European pattern. National Gathering in France, Vox in Spain, FPÖ in Austria – strong parties on the outer right can be seen all over Europe. […]
Support is growing for Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new party the Moderates, but Inger Støjberg is losing ground
Inger Støjberg and Lars Løkke Rasmussen are former Liberal colleagues who are at the head of new political parties with the potential to shake up the establishment at the general election on 1 November. While Støjberg is committed to supporting the blue bloc, but on her terms, Rasmussen has not yet indicated that he will […]
Danish news Round-Up: Heavy traffic is expected when the autumn holidays begin
Saturday 15 October from 10.00-14.00 has been highlighted as probably the busiest period on Danish roads due to the autumn holidays, which start tonight and last until Sunday 23 October. A large number of families are expected to take the week off, and many choose to spend it in their holiday homes. It is also […]
Policy collection: Pia Kjærsgaard criticizes ‘non-Danish’ decision to sell kebabs at the football stadium
When the Danish-Turkish football team Vatanspor played against AGF Aarhus in the DM yesterday, the stadium sold kebabs along with the traditional hot dog. The decision to sell kebabs during the match was warmly welcomed by most home fans. However, Pia Kjærsgaard was not too happy about the announcement. Declines invitation to watch the matchA […]
This week’s editorial: Word of the Year winner
A generation of Danes does not know what inflation is. Busy armingSeveral decades have passed with less than 2 percent inflation, zero interest even negative interest. But since Putin launched his military operation half a year ago, everything in the world is in turmoil. The war in Ukraine has developed into a protracted conflict, now […]
The Minister of the Church would like to follow up on a DR investigation that revealed toxic working environments in Danish churches
Church Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen has called for an assessment of the working environment in Denmark’s churches, which together employ around 12,000 people. Halsboe-Jørgensen has called for action after an onslaught of bullying, harassment and condescending behavior claims, and she has the support of the Liberals, the Danish People’s Party and the Conservatives. Damn DR studioDR […]
The next challenge for Inger Støjberg at the Danish Democrats is to find suitable members of parliament
Everything has gone brilliantly for the Danish Democrats, the new political party that Inger Støjberg launched barely a month ago. It took her just eight days to obtain the necessary 20,182 votes, and on July 8 it was confirmed that the Danish Democrats would win 10.8 percent of the public vote – trailing only the […]
Danish News Round-up: Lung overtakes the breast as the most common cancer in Denmark
‘Cancer in Denmark’, a new report published by the Danish Cancer Society, showed that cancer of the lungs, bronchi and trachea has overtaken breast cancer as the most common form of the disease in Denmark. In 2020, more than 5,000 people in Denmark were diagnosed with lung cancer against 4,800 cases of breast cancer. Most […]
New poll: Støjberg ready to return to the Folketing, Danish People’s Party on the edge
Just a week ago, the Denmark Democrats collected well over the 20,182 voter declarations needed to secure a place on the ballot – only eight days after Inger Støjberg founded the party. Now, less than a year after being sued, sentenced, sentenced to prison and thrown out of the Folketing, Støjberg and her new party […]
Kristian Thulesen Dahl welcome to the Denmark Democrats – Inger Støjberg
With the Denmark Democrats rapidly accumulating voter declarations, leader Inger Støjberg has said that she is open to former Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl joining her in the party. Dahl, who co-founded the DF over 25 years ago, announced his resignation from the party on Wednesday, June 29, making him the eleventh party […]
Danish News Round-Up: Denmark must eliminate gas in 2035
A majority in the Folketing has agreed to get rid of gas in Denmark by 2035 as part of the ‘Denmark can do more II’ initiative. To do so, the production of solar and wind energy on land will quadruple by 2030, and the production of offshore wind energy will quintuple. Double crises“Denmark and the […]
This week’s editorial: The new normal
The war in Ukraine is no longer front page news in Denmark. But the war is still going on and growing in ferocity as more heavy weapons are placed at the front. The Russians knock missiles and artillery into enemy positions; the Ukrainians are waiting for heavy weapons to arrive and retaliate. There does not […]
Inger Støjberg starts a new political party
The last year has been a whirlwind for Inger Støjberg – former minister in the Liberal Party – and it seems that not even a 60-day prison sentence can stop her. This morning, the right-wing politician confirmed the rumors that have been swirling ever since her name appeared on a list of new political parties […]
Local Round-Up: Copenhagen is approaching the legalization of cannabis
A bill on the legalization of cannabis in Copenhagen will soon be considered at City Hall with the support of two of the capital’s best supported parties: the Social Democrats, led by Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, and the Liberal Party. If it is approved, Pusher Street in Christiania will allegedly be moved to the Town […]
Denmark is voting to join the EU’s defense policy
After staying out of the EU’s common defense policy for 30 years, Denmark will vote in a referendum on Wednesday on whether to lift its exemption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 65 percent of the country’s 4.3 million eligible voters are expected to vote to abolish the exemption, the latest opinion poll published […]
The Danes warned about complacency in today’s EU reservation vote
The polling stations opened all over Denmark at 08:00 this morning for the EU reservation vote. A crucial question will welcome voters: Do you vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to Denmark participating in European cooperation on security and defense by abolishing the EU’s defense reservations? The polling stations close at 20:00. READ MORE: Danes vote in […]
CPH STAGE 2022: Close and personal with the ring master who helps Rocky keep his ‘bierings’
Tue Biering is one of Denmark’s leading directors. CPH POST recently caught up with him ahead of CPH STAGE, where his piece ‘ROCKY!’ becomes again one of the biggest draws. Danish modern classic translated into EnglishJust like in 2019, it will be performed in English: a great chance for international players to enjoy a piece […]
The Minister of Defense confirms that Denmark has now donated DKK 2 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Minister of Defense Morten Bødskov confirmed yesterday that Denmark’s total expenditure on military donations to Ukraine has now reached DKK 2 billion – double what was previously thought. In April, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed plans to increase spending from 400 million to 1 billion kroner, and now it has shot up further. Believed to […]
One last hurray from Parliament until they close for their holiday … a full four weeks before the summer equinox!
It may come as a surprise to you that the country’s politicians officially begin their summer vacation tomorrow, given the likely emergence of monkey pox, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the fact that it is still only May! But it’s right: After today’s final debate in the Folketing’s Great Hall, where all 179 members […]
Danes are predominantly in favor of abolishing the Danish Defense Reserve
Three parties againstThe primary reason for doubt is lack of knowledge on the subject and uncertainty about what Denmark will gain by abolishing the Defense Reserve. Another concern is that Denmark may find itself in military operations in which it does not wish to participate. If you look at the political spectrum, the only three […]
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: Supermarket chain owner freezes the prices of basic goods over the summer
While the Ministry of Finance predicts that inflation will end at just over 5 percent in 2022, food prices are expected to rise twice as fast. So it is a consolation to learn that the Salling Group sets a price cap on everyday basic products such as oatmeal and milk – 100 in Netto and […]
It is election time again: Danes are in favor of dropping reservations, but many are still unresolved
There must be good money in putting up election posters. Copenhagen, and most of Denmark, is once again decorated with them – attached in large numbers to all sorts of fences, railings and lampposts at the weekend. They hold another bleeding choice, you might be thinking. Barely a few months after the last one, the […]
National Round-Up: Denmark has already used up its annual allowance, and it’s still March!
From today, Denmark has used its supply of naturally produced resources until 2022, according to the think tank Global Footprint Network, which divides the world’s total production on its population to find out which countries are overconsuming. Denmark is the 15th country so far this year to reach overconsumption, and it’s not even April! Last […]
Basic Finns downplay relations with Putin’s friendly partners in the EU Parliament
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, former Finnish prime ministers Esko Aho (Cen), Paavo Lipponen (SDP) and the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder They have been heavily criticized for cooperating with the Putin regime. The greatest sympathy and even admiration for the President of Russia Vladimir Putin however, comes from the populist right as well as the […]
Public opinion of Messerschmidt’s Danish People’s Party favorable despite internal party conflicts
Immediately yesterday was what they call a bad day in politics for the Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt, as no fewer than five of the right-wing 16 MPs have jumped off to become non-aligned. But a completely different story is being told in opinion polls since Messerschmidt’s election last month. Since then, the party […]
National Round-Up: The right-wing party leader claims the Chernobyl explosion caused only 50 deaths!
New Bourgeois leader Pernille Vermund recently claimed in the Folketing that only 50 people died as a result of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The pro-nuclear power MP debated climate minister, Dan Jørgensen, on the safety of the fuel source. He was quick to address, pointing out that far more died: somewhere between 4,000-9,000. Fact […]
Business Round-Up: Government Refuses to Help Majority of Homeowners Affected by Paralyzing Heat Bills
The government is strongly opposed to a proposal to financially help hundreds of thousands of people in Denmark with huge heating bills – primarily homeowners serviced by gas, where there is no alternative energy supply. Yesterday, the Danish People’s Party and the Conservatives presented a bill that proposes that the government should help the affected […]
This week’s editorial: Malik is behind us
The winter storm was at times so bad that several Viking ships tried to flee, but it’s over now and we can see blue skies again. Fulfills his destiny The same could probably be said about Morten Messerchmidt, the new leader of the Danish People’s Party. His storm was a verdict of deception that was […]
Danish News Round-Up: Liberal Alliance confirms belief in the Conservative leader as future prime minister
Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh has told Jyllands-Posten that there is no doubt in his mind that his conservative colleague Søren Pape Poulsen is a candidate for prime minister. Poulsen has not yet said himself that he is interested in the post, but he informed the same newspaper that “” before election day I will […]
Danish News Round-Up: Denmark again the least corrupt country in the world
Denmark shares first place in annual corruption index published by Transparency International. Right first were New Zealand and Finland, and all three scored 88/100. Denmark’s score peaked at 92 in 2014, but its score dipped to 87 in 2019, so it is on its way up again. All Nordic nations in the top 16 The […]
Danes mourn the deletion of 3,581 words from their dictionary
According to the Danish Language Board, around 3,581 words were removed from the Danish Spelling Dictionary between 1986 and 2012. The media industry magazine Journalisten published a list of the deleted words after Søren Espersen from the Danish People’s Party raised concerns about Minister of Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen. While it is common practice for the […]
Morten Messerschmidt elected new leader of the Danish People’s Party
Yesterday, Morten Messerschmidt received support from 499 Danish People’s Party delegates to succeed Kristian Thulesen Dahl as the new party leader – 60.5 percent of the vote. The margin of victory was so emphatic that even if second-place Martin Henriksen (219) and Merete Dea Larsen (107) had combined their votes, they would have come a […]
The collapse of the Danish People’s Party
Participants: Erik Holstein, political analyst, Altinget, Søren Espersen, politician, Danish People’s Party, Aalaa Aldyab, student, Jens Asmundsen, sausage seller, Thies Mathiasen, politician, Danish People’s Party, Torbjørn Fristed, former politician, Danish People’s Party, Mattias Karlsson, International Secretary, Sweden Democrats. Host: Robin [email protected] Reporter: Paloma [email protected] Producer: David [email protected] Technician: Elin Hagman
Danish news Round-Up: Danish intelligence chief imprisoned in surveillance scandal
The head of the Danish military intelligence service, Lars Findsen, has been imprisoned, charged with leaking secret material. He is one of four current and former intelligence workers who were arrested by Danish police last month. Copenhagen City Court dropped a bomb on Monday when it opened to the public for the indoor trial and […]
Messerschmidt as a boxer who tenses his muscles, complains rivals to the Danish People’s Party leadership
Midnight marks the deadline for candidates to register their interest in running in the Danish People’s Party’s leadership competition on 23 January, where right-wing members will vote for a successor to Kristian Thulesen Dahl. There had been high hopes that Inger Støjberg would be among the candidates, and for a period she was the odds […]
This week’s editorial: 2022 is just around the corner
We had hoped that 2021 would be the year in which vaccines got over the pandemic. Well, here we look at you, 2022. More of this, less of it In Denmark, we are no longer afraid, but neither are we complacent. Another mutation, this time Omicron, and there is a feeling that it all starts […]
