The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Sympathy votes' re-elect Copenhagen politician who quit after scandal Copenhagen councillor Anna Mee Allerslev, who announced her resignation from local politics last month after a scandal over her use of the city hall for her wedding reception, gained enough votes for re-election in Tuesday’s poll. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171123/sympathy-votes-give-scandal-copenhagen-politician-unwanted-re-election Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:20:19 +0100 sympathy-votes-give-scandal-copenhagen-politician-unwanted-re-election DF 'has not broken through' on municipal level: leader after election disappointment The right-wing Danish People’s Party (DF) failed to gain either a mayoral position or the increased vote share it had targeted in Denmark’s local elections. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171122/df-has-not-broken-through-on-municipal-level-leader-after-election-disappointment Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:19:26 +0100 df-has-not-broken-through-on-municipal-level-leader-after-election-disappointment Social Democrats make gains as Liberals, DF lose ground in Denmark’s municipal elections Denmark’s centre-right Liberal (Venstre) party and the nationalist Danish People’s Party (DF) appear to have lost significant support in municipalities throughout the country in local elections on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171122/social-democrats-make-gains-as-liberals-df-lose-ground-in-denmarks-municipal-elections Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:42:45 +0100 social-democrats-make-gains-as-liberals-df-lose-ground-in-denmarks-municipal-elections Here’s how foreigners can vote in Denmark’s municipal and regional elections Want to take part in Danish democracy in municipal and regional elections on November 21st? We’ve got you covered with all the practical info you need. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171106/heres-how-foreigners-can-vote-in-denmarks-municipal-and-regional-elections Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:32:53 +0100 heres-how-foreigners-can-vote-in-denmarks-municipal-and-regional-elections Foreigners should not be allowed to run in Danish local elections: DF Denmark’s nationalist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) wants to change rules to prevent foreign citizens from running in municipal and regional elections. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171108/foreigners-should-not-be-allowed-to-run-in-danish-municipality-elections-df Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:38:22 +0100 foreigners-should-not-be-allowed-to-run-in-danish-municipality-elections-df Denmark’s municipal elections could see low turnout without foreign citizens More EU citizens than ever before are eligible to vote in upcoming regional and municipal elections in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171031/denmarks-municipal-elections-could-see-low-turnout-without-foreign-citizens Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:17:39 +0100 denmarks-municipal-elections-could-see-low-turnout-without-foreign-citizens