The campaign’s over; now the real power fight begins. Socialdemokratiet and Venstre face the toughest nationwide test, writes Elisabet Svane.
If Christiansborg is paying attention, the public has already made its views clear in the campaign
Socialdemokratiet’s lord mayoral candidate in Copenhagen, Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, is under pressure. Quietly, some in the party have already begun talking about losing the Lord Mayor’s office in Copenhagen. Foto: Jens Dresling
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Whether it’s a national record, I don’t know – but wow, there are so many mayoral candidates in this local election. One municipality, Randers, which had the most party-switchers in the last term, has six mayoral candidates. Ringkøbing-Skjern also has six. While a municipality like Vordingborg reached four candidates before the first vote is cast.
The same number as Copenhagen.
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