This is how the Danish parliament voted on the proposal to recognize the State of Palestine (within the 1967 borders).
The Danish parliament debated on Tuesday a draft law on recognizing the State of Palestine (within the 1967 borders), similar to the recent recognition of the State of Palestine by Norway, Spain, Ireland and other countries. The final result of the resolution was rejection, with 21 members of parliament voting in favor of the resolution and 83 voting against it, with two independent members abstaining.
Today’s result is expected, as Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has stated on more than one occasion during recent events that Denmark refuses to recognize a Palestinian state, arguing that the foundations of statehood in the case of Palestine are incomplete, and that neither Israel nor Hamas wants to recognize a Palestinian state (within the 1967 borders).
The parliamentary minority that voted in favor of the resolution belonged to the left-wing parties, namely the SF, the Radical Venstre, the Unity List and the Alternative, while the majority voted against it, including the three ruling parties, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Venstre and the Moderate Party, in addition to the right-wing parties, namely the Danish People’s Party, the Liberal Alliance, the Democrats of Denmark and the Conservative Party.
