Denmark Parliamentary Election - June 18, 2015

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Will the election be held concurrently with the various EU referendums Denmark were planning a while back?

Also, I didn't know the DPP were part of the "Blue block". I thought they were treated like the Swedish Democrats - a sort of "third pole". It begs the question: what happens if they outpoll Venstre, like they did earlier this year: could Dahl be PM?

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Tbf seeing as Denmark is the first country in the world to have a 100% renewable (in all forms of energy) target it must be hard to be unambituous in terms of environmental issues. Is any party in Denmark against the 100% target btw?


In a somewhat OT request for the Danes here, do you feel the district heating that powers your country is effective? I was at a lecture where the guy was raving about it, I wanted to hear directly how it effects citizens.

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Lol tender

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Hi, mysterious Liberal Alliance person!

So, how much do you agree with the idea that politicus states: that LA has sold out in terms of its policy on migration for the benefits of fitting in with the 'blue bloc'. Is their much internal angst within the party on being increasingly lumped in with statist parties like, for example, the DPP?

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The Soc Libs have been in coalition with the blue block before right? What's stopping them crossing the floor to prop up a right-wing government?

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Could, as the DPP and SD both moderate and move closer to Venstre, we ever see a grand alliance between the three? Does Denmark have any experiences with that either nationally or locally?

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They will have to rely on them I'm some capacity, unless they want to never be in power again. They relied on them when they were last in government anyway.

Pretty much all parties in Denmark walk to the beat of the Dansk Folksparti's drum nowadays, so it hardly matters.

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I got

Social Liberals 82%
Social Democrats 81%
Alternative 80%
Christian Democrats 77%
SPP 74%
Red-Green Alliance 69%
DPP 69%
Liberal 65%
Liberal Alliance 49%
Conservatives 48%

Huh, I never took you for a SocLib. I thought you were more ... traditional left?

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Silly question, but what is happening with Thorning Schmidt and her husband? Are they now living and working in parliaments in two different countries? That must be pretty aggravating for both parties...

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The Alternative reminds me of those "blues skies thinkers" executives on coke hire when they have too much money, that sit around and occasionally remark something like "BUT WHAT IF BUSES WERE ORANGE!"; but all neatly affiliated in the same party.

The RedGreens are prett much bogstandard Eurosceptic lefties that have moved into the niche left by SPP's attempts to be respectable.

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What actually leftish policies did the HTS government get through? All I've got so far from browsing the English media is:

Gay Marriage
Very ambitious climate/renewable policies
...Err

and to counterbalance:

restrictions on migration
sell-off of DONG
limitations on unemployment and pensions
cut on income tax to top bands
officially opposing the EU Financial Transaction Tax

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Actually I think it may be a reference to referendums on whether the Danish government should maintain its opt-outs on several EU matters. They were agreed before the election.

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Could the Conservatives merge into Venstre? I don't really see what separates them in a non-historical context nowadays.