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.
»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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