(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Denmark’s top two political parties remain in a dead heat, according to a poll by Catinét Research released by Ritzau. 25.3 per cent of respondents would support the governing Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) in the next general election, while 24.6 per cent would vote for the Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) party.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Denmark’s top two political parties remain in a dead heat, according to a poll by Catinét Research released by Ritzau. 25.3 per cent of respondents would support the governing Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) in the next general election, while 24.6 per cent would vote for the Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) party.
Support for both parties has remained essentially unchanged since mid-September. The Socialist People’s Party (SF) is in third place with 18.5 per cent, followed by the Danish People’s Party (DF) with 14.5 per cent, and the Conservative People’s Party (KF) with nine per cent. Support is lower for the Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV), the Unity List-The Red Greens (EL), New Alliance (NA), and the Christian Democrats (KD).
In April 2005, Helle Thorning-Schmidt became the new leader of the Social Democrats, replacing Mogens Likketoft.
A legislative election took place in November 2007. The conservative Liberals received 26.3 per cent of the vote and secured 46 seats, followed by the Social Democrats with 25.5 per cent and 45 mandates. The ruling coalition—encompassing V, KF and DF—took control of 89 seats, one short of the 90 required to govern without the support of another political party. The NA, which won 2.8 per cent of the vote and five seats, joined the administration. Liberal leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen—who has served as prime minister since November 2001—retained his position.
In April, Fogh Rasmussen was picked as the new secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as had been widely expected. The following day, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who had been working as finance minister, took over as Denmark’s new head of government.
The current Danish government wants to hold a referendum on the country’s current opt-outs from the European Union (EU). In May 1993, Denmark adopted the EU’s Maastricht Treaty with four exemptions: the adoption of a single European currency, joint defence, judiciary cooperation—which allows Denmark to have its own immigration and asylum policy—and European citizenship.
On Oct. 30, Lokke Rasmussen said his cabinet will hold a meeting next Nov. 25 to discuss further integration with Europe, declaring, "What we have to do now is to focus on what we have to do to get a ‘Yes’ from the Danish people. If we get another ‘No’ there will be a further pause in European integration."
Polling Data
What party would you support in the next general election?
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Oct. 10
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Sept. 19
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Aug. 15
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Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V)
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25.3%
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25.6%
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23.6%
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Social Democracy in Denmark (SD)
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24.6%
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23.6%
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26.3%
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Socialist People’s Party (SF)
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18.5%
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18.7%
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16.1%
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Danish People’s Party (DF)
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14.5%
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13.9%
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15.5%
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Conservative People’s Party (KF)
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9.0%
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9.5%
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10.8%
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Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV)
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5.2%
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4.8%
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3.8%
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Unity List-The Red Greens (EL)
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2.2%
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2.7%
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2.7%
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New Alliance (NA)
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0.4%
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0.5%
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0.8%
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Christian Democrats (KD)
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0.3%
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0.1%
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0.4%
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Source: Catinét Research / Ritzau
Methodology: Interviews with 1,037 Dane adults, conducted from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, 2009. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.
