Who are the 15 members of the European Parliament from Denmark?
- 3 mandates for SF (Socialists). Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – the youngest member of the European Parliament at the 2019 elections (21 years old); now the most voted candidate with 178,438 personal votes. Villy Søvndal – the oldest candidate ever from Denmark (71 years old) and former foreign minister. Rasmus Nordqvist – former member of the Parliament from Alternativet (Greens), who switched to SF after losing a leadership battle.
- 3 mandates for Socialdemokratiet (Social Democrats). Christel Schaldemose – a veteran in the European Parliament, elected there for the first time in 2006; third most voted with 142,198 personal votes. Niels Fuglsang – in his second mandate, got into troubles with the party leadership after the residential energy renovation proposal. Marianne Vind – Also in her second mandate, she has the support of trade unions.
- 2 mandates for Venstre (Liberals). Morten Løkkegaard – Second most voted candidate with 174,048 personal votes; in the European Parliament since 2009; former journalist. Asger Christensen – The farmer from Kolding is in his second mandate.
- 1 mandate for Konservative (Conservatives) and 1 mandate for Liberal Alliance (Liberal Conservatives). They will sit together in the EPP group. Niels Flemming Hansen (K) – Member of Parliament; controversial for allowing ECCO shoes in his stores (ECCO did not stop their operations in Russia). Henrik Dahl (LA) – Member of the Parliament; this was his third attempt to get elected to the European Parliament.
- 1 mandate for Moderaterne (Social Liberals) and 1 mandate for Radikale Venstre (Social Liberals). They will sit together in the Renew group. Stine Bosse (M) – the former CEO of Tryg; first-time politician. Sigrid Friis (RV) – former leader of the youth wing; managed to secure a mandate despite opinion poll predictions.
- 1 mandate for DD (Nationalist Populists), 1 mandate for DF (Nationalist Conservatives) and 1 mandate for Enhedslisten (Red-Green Alliance). Kristoffer Storm (DD) – former DF local politician from Aalborg. Anders Vistisen (DF) – current member of the European Parliament; the main candidate from the European far-right for the European Commission President. Per Clausen (E) – former member of the communist party before the 80s; long-term member of the Parliament and local politician from Aalborg.
The future of the regional governments: In Denmark we have five regions led by regional councils which primarily administer the healthcare system. The Health Structure Commission proposed three reform scenarios for the organization of the healthcare system.
- Option A: The current regions are divided into eight to 10 regions, which will also take over the tasks regarding health and elderly care from the municipalities. Each new region will have a council of 21 to 25 members.
- Option B: The current regions are divided into eight to 10 administrative units run by civil servants as part of the Health Ministry. The State takes over the healthcare system and ends regional governments.
- Option C: The number of regions is reduced from five to three.
The parliamentary parties will negotiate the options in the near future. In November 2025, we will see if we still have two votes (local and regional) or just one.
