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Focus on a CO2 tax on agriculture

For Danish agriculture to go through the green transition, they need 15 billion DKK yearly. For Denmark to achieve its climate targets, they need...

Focus on healthcare

The biggest problem right now? Not enough doctors, nurses and SOSU assistants. What are the political parties planning to do about it?  Higher salaries - the majority...

Explainer – “symbolpolitik”

Explainer - “symbolpolitik” or “signal politics” means proposed laws that do not solve an issue but instead show a certain part of the population what your...

Explainer – “stemmespild”

Explainer - “stemmespild”: or “wasted votes” means votes given for political parties that don’t manage to pass the minimum 2% border (roughly 70.000 votes). An independent...

2 days until Election Day

1.014 candidates are fighting for the 179 seats in the Danish Parliament. 38,4% of the candidates are women (the highest percentage in history). 5,6% of...