Who will be the next social democrat leader and the Prime Minister of Denmark? That is the question that various factions within the party are trying to answer, by promoting their own candidates.
- The social democrat members of Parliament are divided into four factions or “coffee clubs” as they call them. There is the “Morgenmadsgruppen” led by Morten Bødskov; “Frokostklubben” led by Nicolai Wammen; “Netværket” led by Peter Hummelgaard and “Kaffeklubben” led by Magnus Heunicke.
- The first two factions named, which are also the largest, want Nicolai Wammen (the current nr. 2) as prime minister and Morten Bødskov as his nr. 2 aka the Minister of Finance. Their main argument is that they have been part of the government foundation negotiations together with Mette Frederiksen and they could continue the political project of a red-blue government.
- The others support Peter Hummelgaard as the new minister of finance.
