New poll: Very close race and fierce competition expected for Danish votes in upcoming parliamentary elections
A new poll conducted by Epinion for DR Nyheder shows a very close race between the Red Bloc (including the ruling party) and the Blue Bloc (the opposition) in terms of voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which are expected to take place in the near future. The Prime Minister is required to announce the election date no later than June 4th of next year. The poll indicates that the Red Bloc is projected to receive 47.91 TP3T of the vote, while the Blue Bloc is expected to receive 47.81 TP3T.
The poll comes at a time when the Radical Party (a pro-government party within the Red Bloc) has threatened to declare a vote of no confidence in the government if new parliamentary elections are not called by the beginning of October at the latest, against the backdrop of the mink affair, which ended with the Prime Minister receiving a “nose,” a term known in Danish politics and considered a kind of reprimand, as it means directing severe criticism at a politician regarding a certain position, as the parliamentary majority decided not to refer Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the judiciary over the mink affair.
A poll also showed that the party of former minister and parliamentarian Inger Støjberg, the Danish Democrats, would receive 10.8% of votes, making it the fourth largest party according to projections, surpassing a long list of parliamentary parties, while the new party founded by former Prime Minister Lars Løkke (when he headed the Liberal Party, Venstre), called the Moderates, would receive 3.1% of votes.
It is worth noting that former minister Inger Støjberg is known for her hardline stances on immigration and asylum. She also faced trial in a case concerning the separation of refugee couples if one of them was under 18 years old. Her party colleagues voted to expel her from the party, and politicians in the Danish parliament—including members of her Liberal Party, Venstre, in which she spent 19 years—voted to expel her from parliament and refer her to the judiciary on the same issue, which ended with a 60-day prison sentence.
