A newly elected Danish parliamentary party now has only its leader remaining after all other members of parliament have left.
The Citizens Party (Borgernes Parti) is one of the newest parties to enter the Danish Parliament, having been founded in 2024 by politician Lars Boje Mathiesen after he left the far-right “New Bourgeois” (Nye Borgerlige) party, of which he was previously one of the most prominent political figures.
The party belongs to what is known in Denmark as the ”Blue Bloc” (Blå Blok), a term used to describe right-wing and bourgeois parties. However, the party’s relationship with the rest of the parties in this camp has been characterized by tension and a lack of complete harmony, especially due to Lars Boe Mathiesen’s style and his frequent disagreements with other right-wing figures.
The party entered parliament in the 2026 elections after receiving 2.1 percent of the vote, a percentage very close to the minimum required to enter the Danish parliament, which gave it only four seats.
A remarkable stance after the elections
Lars Boe Mathiesen stirred up political controversy after the parliamentary elections in March 2026 when he participated in the traditional round of meetings at the Royal Palace with the Danish King, meetings during which party leaders nominate the person they deem most suitable to form a government.
According to Danish political coverage at the time, Mathiesen refrained from giving his support to any figure, and he did not even support the leader of the Venstre party, Troels Lund Poulsen, who was considered the Blue Bloc's candidate to assume the role of "Royal Inquiry" or the person tasked with exploring opportunities to form a government.
Widespread controversy surrounds the party leader's salary
Lars Boeh Mathiesen also faced criticism and repeated questions regarding financial records and the salaries of party leaders.
He had previously been expelled from the “New Bourgeois” (Nye Borgerlige) party in 2023 following disputes over financial allowances and salaries, as media reports revealed that he had demanded hundreds of thousands of kronor annually as an additional salary on top of his parliamentary salary, in addition to other financial demands related to his leadership of the party.
The controversy resurfaced after the Citizens Party’s internal regulations were recently published, revealing that the party leader cannot be dismissed during the first four years, and that he receives a higher salary than other party leaders, which sparked widespread internal and media criticism in Denmark.
The last members of the parliamentary party bloc have left
According to DR, MP Nadja Natalie Isaksen has announced her withdrawal from the Borgernes Parti (Citizens' Party), becoming the third MP to leave the party since the last parliamentary elections. Like her colleagues, she is now an independent MP who does not currently belong to any parliamentary party, leaving party leader Lars Boje Mathiesen as the only remaining member of the Borgernes Parti parliamentary group.
Nadia Isaksen explained in a Facebook post that she joined the party with high expectations and worked diligently for its political project, but she felt that the party “did not become what many had hoped for.”.
She added, according to DR, that the necessary conditions for political work within the party are no longer available, stressing that she will continue her work as an independent deputy outside the party.
Withdrawal following a series of internal crises
The Citizens Party has faced a series of crises since entering Parliament. The party expelled MP Jacob Harris in March after saying he had violated its internal "document of trust and honor.".
Later, MP Emilie Schytte also left the party, directly criticizing its leader and accusing him of authoritarianism and a lack of transparency within the organization.
Controversy over the party's internal regulations
The DR report stated that political and media pressure escalated after the party's internal regulations were published on April 8, as the regulations showed that Lars Boe Mathiesen could not be removed from the party leadership during the first four years, in addition to receiving a higher salary than the rest of the party leaders.
Nadia Natalie Isaksen confirmed that her decision came after a “good dialogue” with the party leader, noting that she did not wish to comment on internal disagreements, and concluded by saying: “For me, this is a closed chapter,” according to the DR website.
