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Danish Ruling Liberals Hold Narrow Lead

August 24, 2008

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The governing Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V) is barely ahead of its rivals, according to a poll by Catinét Research released by Ritzau. 24.5 per cent of respondents would vote for the party in the next general election, down 1.7 points since mid-June.

The Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) is second with 23.6 per cent, followed by the Danish People’s Party (DF) with 16.1 per cent, the Socialist People’s Party (SF) with 15.6 per cent, and the Conservative People’s Party (KF) with 9.8 per cent. Support is lower for the Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV), the Unity List-The Red Greens (EL), the New Alliance (NA), and the Christian Democrats (KD).

A legislative election took place in November 2007. The 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.

Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice affirmed the right of family reunification for immigrants in European Union (EU) member nations. Denmark has strict policies on immigration and family reunification, which the current government endorses.

On Aug. 10, Rasmussen reacted to the ruling, saying that his government will defend the country’s own laws on this matter, and adding, "We’ll make sure that you can’t get around our rules on family reunification by going through back doors."

Polling Data

What party would you support in the next general election?

 

Aug. 16

Jun. 14

May 17

Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (V)

24.5%

26.2%

25.6%

Social Democracy in Denmark (SD)

23.6%

23.4%

25.3% 

Danish People’s Party (DF)

16.1%

14.4%

12.9%

Socialist People’s Party (SF)

15.6%

17.1%

16.5%

Conservative People’s Party (KF)

9.8%

10.2%

9.8%

Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV)

5.6%

5.4%

5.5%

Unity List-The Red Greens (EL)

2.2%

2.3%

2.6%

New Alliance (NA)

1.3%

0.2%

1.0%

Christian Democrats (KD)

0.8%

0.8%

0.6%

Source: Catinét Research / Ritzau
Methodology: Interviews with 1,064 Dane adults, conducted from Aug. 11 to Aug. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 2.6 per cent.

 

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