US EditionDanish Premier’s Party Loses Century-Long Hold on Copenhagen
Social Democrats' vote share in Copenhagen dropped to 12.7%, losing control of 18 municipalities as the Socialist People's Party gains mayoralty after coalition talks.
- On Nov 19, the Social Democrats lost their more than 100-year hold on Copenhagen and almost halved their municipal reach.
- The Social Democrats' city vote fell to 12.7 per cent in Copenhagen, trailing the Red-Green Alliance's 22.1 per cent and the Socialist People's Party, reflecting local voter shifts overturning long-standing control.
- Sisse Marie Welling, head of the Socialist People's Party, will become mayor after negotiations, while Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, Social Democrats' mayoral candidate, conceded `We lost Copenhagen`.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen acknowledged responsibility for the election defeat and said the Social Democrats must regroup and `get back up in the saddle` after the result.
- Following the 2024 European elections, the outcome highlights the Social Democrats have lost ground for the second time since the 2022 legislative elections, signaling wider national challenges.
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At the end of the municipal elections held on Tuesday, the Prime Minister's party loses the leadership of more than 15 communes out of 98. Among them, the capital, Copenhagen, whose new mayor came from the Socialist People's Party.
Copenhagen residents vote for new leadership after historic election.
The Social Democratic Party of Denmark has suffered a hard setback in the municipal elections held on Tuesday. The formation led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen remained the most voted force in the whole of the Scandinavian country, with almost a quarter of the votes, but lost, for the first time in more than 100 years, the City Hall of Copenhagen. The City Hall of the capital will be led by Green Left, which on Wednesday has achieved the ne…
The Social Democratic Party, at the head of the national government, recognized on Wednesday 19 November that it had lost the municipality of Copenhagen, as well as its decline in many localities in the municipal and regional elections. This formation led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had been running the capital since 1938. At the national level, the Social Democratic Party should control 26 town halls, while it had led 44 out of the coun…
It is a historic defeat: for the first time since the introduction of the current electoral system, the Social Democrats do not hire the mayor in Copenhagen. Even outside the capital, the ruling party loses votes.
Social Democrats Lose Copenhagen After More Than a Century in Office
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats suffered a major setback in Tuesday’s local elections. They finished third in Copenhagen, losing control of the capital for the first time since 1903. The result represents both a symbolic and strategic blow, highlighting waning support among urban voters who have long been part of the party’s core base. Their lead candidate, Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, acknowledged the defeat, describin…
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