(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) and the ruling Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) are running neck-and-neck, according to a poll by Catinét Research release by Ritzau. 25.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the Social Democrats in the next general election, while 25 per cent would back the riling Liberals.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) and the ruling Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) are running neck-and-neck, according to a poll by Catinét Research release by Ritzau. 25.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the Social Democrats in the next general election, while 25 per cent would back the riling Liberals.
The Socialist People’s Party (SF) is in third place with 17.3 per cent, followed by the Danish People’s Party (DF) with 14 per cent, and the Conservative People’s Party (KF) with 10.2 per cent. Support is lower for the Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV), 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 2009, Fogh Rasmussen was picked as the new secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as had been widely expected. Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who had been working as finance minister, took over as Denmark’s new head of government. They are not related.
On Jan. 15, Lokke Rasmussen announced that his government will work towards balancing the country’s budget, saying, "Many European countries have been greeted with requests by the EU to lower their budget deficits to 3 per cent of GDP according to the required convergence. We will in the beginning of February publish a convergence programme that will show that Denmark, like other countries, will have to strengthen the public finances. (…) From 2011 and on we will strive to get a balance."
Polling Data
What party would you support in the next general election?
|
|
Jan. 16 |
Dec. 19 |
Oct. 10 |
|
Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) |
25.6% |
25.3% |
24.6% |
|
Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) |
25.0% |
24.3% |
25.3% |
|
Socialist People’s Party (SF) |
17.3% |
17.0% |
18.5% |
|
Danish People’s Party (DF) |
14.0% |
13.5% |
14.5% |
|
Conservative People’s Party (KF) |
10.2% |
10.2% |
9.0% |
|
Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV) |
3.4% |
4.5% |
5.2% |
|
Unity List-The Red Greens (EL) |
2.6% |
2.4% |
2.2% |
|
New Alliance (NA) |
1.1% |
1.3% |
0.4% |
|
Christian Democrats (KD) |
0.4% |
1.1% |
0.3% |
Source: Catinét Research / Ritzau
Methodology: Interviews with 1,045 Dane adults, conducted from Jan. 11 to Jan. 16, 2010. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.
