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Social Democrats Barely Ahead in Denmark
Real estate news By Angus Reid Global Monitor
October 08, 2007
The opposition Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) is slightly ahead in the Scandinavian country’s political scene, according to a poll by Megafon released by TV2. 26.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the Social Democrats in the next legislative ballot. The opposition Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) is slightly ahead in the Scandinavian country’s political scene, according to a poll by Megafon released by TV2. 26.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the Social Democrats in the next legislative ballot.
The governing Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) is a close second with 26.1 per cent, followed by the Danish People’s Party (DF) with 12.7 per cent, the Socialist People’s Party (SF) with 10.7 per cent, the Conservative People’s Party (KF)—currently a Liberal coalition partner—with 8.3 per cent, and the Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV) with 6.4 per cent. Support is lower for the New Alliance (NA), Unity List-The Red Greens (EL), and the Christian Democrats (KD).
In the February 2005 election, the Liberals received 29 per cent of the vote and elected 52 lawmakers to the People’s Diet—four less than in the 2001 ballot. The governing centre-right coalition remained in place with the support of 92 legislators. Liberal leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen has acted as prime minister since November 2001. In April 2005, Helle Thorning-Schmidt became the new leader of the Social Democrats, replacing Mogens Likketoft.
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