Despite the desire from the “blue” parties to bring Mette Frederiksen in front of the “Rigsret” (The special justice court that judges the ministers if they broke the law), the majority of the Danish Parliament decided to give her and the former minister of Environment and Food (Mogens Jensen) a “næse” (a criticism that the two minister have made a mistake).
- The “red” parties including the Social Democrats (the governing party) have voted to show Mette Frederiksen and Mogens Jensen the yellow card.
- There is no consequence from receiving a “næse”. However, it can lead to a vote of “no-confidence” which means new elections need to be organized as the government has been dismissed.
- Radikale Venstre (the social liberals) demanded from Mette Frederiksen to call for parliamentary elections before 4th October 2022 or they will call for a “no-confidence” vote in the Parliament.
- Nye Borgerlige (the libertarian nationalists) gathered 750.000 DKK to hire lawyers to look into the Mink Commission report and see if there is a basis to bring Mette Frederiksen in front of the “Rigsret”. However, regardless of the investigation result, only the Parliament can decide if the “Rigsret” should be convened.
