US EditionPolls Show Frederiksen's Left Bloc Near Majority Ahead of Denmark Election
Polls show Frederiksen's left bloc winning 87–88 seats, nearing majority while the right bloc loses 13–15 points amid debate over a proposed wealth tax.
- On Feb 27, polls showed Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's left bloc projected at 87-88 seats in the 179-seat parliament ahead of March 24, just short of a majority.
- Support for Frederiksen's Social Democrats rebounded from 17% in December to 20.8% and 21.8%, while Thursday leaders' debate exposed divisions over her wealth tax proposal.
- Polls projected the right-leaning bloc led by Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen of the Liberal Party at 73 and 77 seats, while critics cited Norway's wealth tax as driving millionaires abroad and supporters argued it would fund social programmes.
- The incumbent cross-party coalition is set to lose its majority, with support down 13 and 15 percentage points, and the vote will decide whether voters reward Frederiksen’s defense of sovereignty or criticize domestic neglect.
- The 2022 cross-party coalition led by Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen included the Social Democrats, Liberal Party, and Moderates, while four overseas seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands could be decisive; some opposition called the debate `pettiness,` and Rasmussen called it `stupid.
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Denmark's left-wing bloc led by PM Frederiksen edges towards majority, polls show
Fresh opinion polls ahead of Denmark's March 24 parliamentary election showed Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats nearing a majority with left-wing parties, indicating an end to nearly four years of cross-partisan government.
The first opinion poll of the election campaign from DR is not pleasant reading for Troels Lund Poulsen.
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A few months after the local elections, Denmark is going back to the polls to elect its representatives. While the vote in November was for municipalities and regions, on March 24, 2026, people living in Denmark will elect the members of Parliament. From this election, Denmark will have a new government and a new prime […]
They have earned millions – now an election promise creates uncertaintyIt is only a day since Mette Frederiksen kicked off the election campaign with a proposal to tax the largest fortunes in Denmark. But uncertainty
The new opinion polls leading up to the March 24 parliamentary elections in Denmark suggest that the left bloc led by Frederiksen is approaching the majority, which could put an end to almost four years of multiparty rule. According to polls by Epinion and Megafon, the left bloc would obtain between 87 and 88 seats in Parliament of 179 seats, a little less than the 90 necessary for the majority. The right-wing bloc, led by Liberal Party leader a…
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