The main political leaders in Denmark have already participated in elections that will be «close», as the Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and her main rivals have acknowledged, aware that the polls do not anticipate a clear majority for either of the two major blocs.
«We will fight to the end,» promised Frederiksen, who has recognized the «risk» that the Danes will lean towards the so-called ‘blue bloc’, which aspires to oust the Social Democrats from power, according to the state television channel.
Also the liberal Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, leader of Venstre, has called not to take anything for granted in this appointment, while former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who may hold the key to governability, has raised the possibility of breaking the current bloc policy.
It is not ruled out that the four deputies assigned to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, autonomous Danish territories in North Atlantic waters, could play a key role. In the case of the Faroes, the two legislators allocated to them have been divided between the ‘red bloc’ and the ‘blue bloc’.
The general elections are being held early after the Social Liberal Party – a government partner of the Social Democrats – forced the Prime Minister to bring forward the vote in exchange for not presenting a motion of censure.
The latest polls in Denmark give the Social Democrats around 25.7 percent of the vote, far outstripping Venstre (Left, in Danish), currently the second most represented party in Parliament and leader of the so-called ‘blue bloc’ opposition.
Thus, taking into account the forecasts marked by the polls, the so-called ‘red bloc’, made up of the main political formations that formed the former Executive, would be close to the parliamentary majority with 84 deputies, close to the absolute majority set at 90 parliamentarians.
