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The popular regional leader from South Denmark, Stephanie Lose, will join the government

 Stephanie will resign from her position as president of the South Denmark Region and go into the government as a minister (we don’t know...

The new leader of Venstre (Liberals) will be Troels Lund Poulsen, the current Minister of Defense

A new leader will be elected at the party congress on 18-19 November. However, everyone is already pointing towards the only candidate, Troels Lund Poulsen. Former...

The leader of Venstre (Liberals) and Vice Prime Minister, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, has said goodbye to Danish politics

Jakob’s comeback has been short; it has been fewer than three months since his return from the eight-month-long sick leave. After struggling to recover...

Tax deduction for repair of used electronics

Radikale Venstre (Social Liberals) wants to discourage overconsumption and has proposed a tax deduction for repair of used electronics. At the same time, they want a...

People in Denmark do not trust that the police have enough resources to solve cases

52% of the people in Denmark believe that the police do not have enough manpower, and due to that, police work is suffering.  According to...