Alternativet (Greens) is the only party of the 11 that ran for the European Parliament and didn’t get a mandate. Due to the electoral alliance between Socialdemokratiet (Social Democrats), SF (Socialists) and Alternativet, the green votes went to ensure that the social democrats will get a third mandate.
Socialdemokratiet had the worst election result in the history of the party and lost the throne as the most popular party to SF. In the last parliamentary election in 2022, the party obtained 27.2%, while this time it barely reached 15.6%. With local elections around the corner, the mayors and local candidates are getting increasingly nervous and want the party to change course before it’s too late.
While SF won over Socialdemokratiet, Liberal Alliance (Liberal Conservatives) failed to win the battle of the “blue” parties with Venstre (Liberals). Although the opinion polls pointed towards two, or even three mandates, in the end, the party only managed to obtain 7% of the votes. It turns out, TikTok popularity doesn’t translate into votes.
The mood in the government after the EU elections is different among the three parties. While Socialdemokratiet and Moderaterne (Social Liberals) see the results as a warning to the government to do better, Venstre is pleased, as they improved their performance since 2022 and managed to remain the most popular blue party.
