An unprecedented party switch in Middelfart has tipped the balance of power and turned the mayoral election upside down. It has driven angry citizens to the streets, with many feeling »betrayed« and treated with disrespect.

Voters feel cheated by council member switching parties

Social Democrat Ulla Sørensen has switched to the party Venstre, thus securing the mayoral chain for Venstre instead of Social Democrat Johannes Lundsfryd. Foto: Martin Lehmann
Social Democrat Ulla Sørensen has switched to the party Venstre, thus securing the mayoral chain for Venstre instead of Social Democrat Johannes Lundsfryd. Foto: Martin Lehmann
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»Stop the vote thief« and »The election’s biggest electoral fraud« were two of the messages that angry and disappointed protesters had painted on their signs when they met in front of Middelfart Town Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Around 150 residents of Funen had braved the biting November cold and gathered in the town square among Christmas decorations and election posters because they felt downright »betrayed« by 60-year-old municipal politician Ulla Sørensen.

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