Nordische Länder

Sozialdemokratische Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen
Sozialdemokratische Ministerpräsidentin Mette FrederiksenIMAGO / RITZAU SCANPIX
Denmark’s new centre-right “grand coalition” government is historic in its composition, and – in its brief existence – has already come down clearly on the side of the upper-class. It has used the insecurity generated by Russia’s war on Ukraine to push through tax cuts for the wealthy, attacks on pensions, and abolishing a national holiday, while failing to address the real problems facing Danish society. An unusual negotiation for an unusual government When Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen launched the election ...
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