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Despite losing votes, Venstre and Konservative gained mayors; with the right wing surging, the right could be emboldened ahead of the general election, a professor says.

Election researcher: The right has real momentum going into the general election

Venstre leader Troels Lund Poulsen, seen here voting at Store Merløse Hallen, calls the party’s result a »historic comeback.« Foto: Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix
Venstre leader Troels Lund Poulsen, seen here voting at Store Merløse Hallen, calls the party’s result a »historic comeback.« Foto: Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix
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The victorious right wing emerges after yesterday’s municipal elections, sparking conservative optimism ahead of the parliamentary elections, which must take place by next year.

This is the assessment of election researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Kasper Møller Hansen:

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