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Elections 2025

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Meet the Internationals standing for local election: Keren Familia Christensen

Party: Venstre Candidate for: Thisted Municipality Keren’s Journey It is a long journey from New York’s skyscrapers and subways to Thisted’s quiet streets and open skies. That’s...

Meet the Internationals standing for election: Maricel Frandsen

Party: Venstre (Danmarks Liberale Parti) Candidate for: Local council: Lolland Municipality Maricel’s Journey “Expect the unexpected,” a quote credited to Oscar Wilde, perfectly captures Maricel’s story. She...

Meet the Internationals standing for election: Smita Salagare

Party: Moderaterne Candidate for: Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) Region & Odense Kommune Smita’s journey Smita Salagare often talks about “giving 100%” but when she talks about her journey...

Meet the Internationals standing for election: Nico Blier-Silvestri

Party: Moderates (Moderaterne) Candidate for: Local council - Copenhagen Municipality Like any European capital, Copenhagen is an international city. Roughly a quarter of its population is...

Meet the Internationals standing for election: Alina Racila

Party: Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokratiet) Candidate for: Regional council: Syddanmark/Southern Denmark Local council: Tønder Municipality Alina’s journey Alina Racila never intended to go into politics, or even live...