The Danish People’s Party Leader Pia Kjærsgaard has congratulated Switzerland on the result of its weekend referendum in which a majority of 57.5 percent voted to ban minarets in the country.

“Outstanding that you can have referendums in which people can say what they think. On this issue, the Danish People’s Party will table a bill in Parliament so that we can have a referendum in Denmark too,” says Pia Kjærsgaard.

The Swiss vote was forced through by the right wing Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People’s Party) which collected the 100,000 signatures required by Swiss law in order to force a referendum. Switzerland currently has four minarets in the country.

Denmark has no mosques with minarets. There are, however, plans for grand mosques in Copenhagen and Roskilde.

“We oppose plans for grand mosques in Denmark and believe that a large number of voters agree with us,” says Pia Kjærsgaard.