Mette Frederiksen refuses to comment on radicals' threat to oust her, and insists on a strict immigration policy.
Radikale Venstre leader Sophie Carsten previously announced that her party would withdraw its support for the current government headed by Mette Frederiksen and thus bring down the government unless Mette Frederiksen announced a date for new general elections no later than October 4, 2022.
This warning comes against the backdrop of the mink affair, in which Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared that all mink in Denmark should be killed, and then it turned out that there was no legal basis for that. After the issue was discussed in the Danish parliament at the end of last June, the parliamentary majority voted not to refer Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the judiciary. However, the Radical Party, which supports the current government, took another measure, which is to give the Prime Minister a deadline to announce the date of general elections on the date mentioned above, otherwise the Radicals will withdraw parliamentary support and thus overthrow the government.
Mette Frederiksen declined to comment on the warning and confirmed that work would continue.
With only 17 days remaining until the deadline for the ultimatum, Mette Frederiksen responded to a question about it at a press conference in Aalborg during the annual meeting of the Social Democratic Party (currently the ruling party), saying: “The radicals need to take a stand. You can see that we are dressed for work, and there are many tasks that need to be resolved.” This indicated that her party continues to function as the ruling party. It is known that the Prime Minister still has time, under normal circumstances, to announce the election date by June 4, 2022. Furthermore, Mette Frederiksen did not mention the radicals’ ultimatum to her at all during her speech at the meeting.
After a few questions about the ultimatum at the press conference following the meeting, she replied that she had “no further comment on the radicals” desire for a general election,“ and that she was instead focusing on the challenges facing Danes, saying: ”I believe my job is to lead the country and provide answers to the questions that Danes rightfully ask… There are a large number of Danes in a difficult situation because of inflation, and there are some obvious structural challenges in our welfare society. Of course, that is what I spend my time talking about, not the debates taking place in Christiansborg (the Danish Parliament building).”.
Mette Frederiksen also believes that it would be “unforgivable if the debate between some political parties overshadowed or prevented us from making the necessary decisions.”.
The Radical Party reaffirms its position on transferring refugees to Rwanda
It is worth noting that the leader of the Radical Party, Venstre, reiterated during the party meeting on Saturday that her party would never support a government that implements plans for a Danish asylum center in Rwanda. Mette Frederiksen had confirmed during her speech that the government would proceed with its plan to establish the asylum center, as part of the government's policy of strict immigration procedures, saying: "I firmly believe that it is right and necessary to establish a new asylum system with a reception center outside Denmark.".
