One far-right party less in Denmark: After returning from the holidays, Pernille Vermund decided to close the doors at Nye Borgerlige (libertarian nationalist). Why? There are too many similar parties in Parliament. However, to dissolve the party, two extraordinary general assemblies must be held, where more than 66% of those present need to vote for it, and already some members are planning to stop the plans.
- Pernille, a former member of Konservative, founded Nye Borgerlige in 2015. The party entered Parliament in 2019 with four mandates (2.4% of the votes). At the last elections in 2022, they obtained six mandates (3.7%).
- The leading candidate for EU Parliament, Martin Henriksen, is planning to run for party leadership. He also ran for DF leadership in the past (left the party after he lost). He now works as a security guard and is elected as councilman in Stevns municipality.
- A week after she announced the dissolution of the party, Pernille joined Liberal Alliance. It seems that her strong views on immigration and the EU have softened (“Muslims are welcome if they want to work in Denmark”), and she will follow a more liberal approach moving forward.
