
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.
ويأتي الاستطلاع في وقت هدد فيه الحزب الراديكالي (حزب داعم للحكومة ضمن الكتلة الحمراء) بإعلان عدم الثقة في الحكومة إذا لم تتم الدعوة لانتخابات جديدة للبرلمان بحلول بداية أكتوبر على أبعد تقدير وذلك على خلفية قضية المِنك والتي انتهت بتلقي رئيسة الوزراء “للأنف” وهو مصطلح معروف في السياسة الدنماركية ويعتبر نوعاً من التوبيخ حيث يفيد بتوجيه انتقاد شديد لسياسي حيال موقف ما، حيث قررت الغالبية البرلمانية بأن لا تحيل رئيسة الوزراء الدنماركية ميته فريدريكسن إلى القضاء بسبب قضية المِنك.
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.